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Szilard wrote his doctoral thesis on which paradox in thermodynamics?

  • Laplace's demon

  • Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox

  • Maxwell's demon

  • Schrodinger's Cat

Answer

Maxwell's demon is a thought experiment that challenges the second law of thermodynamics. The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy, or disorder, in a closed system can only increase over time.
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