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dmtr
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Can somebody help analyzing the outcome of the following thought
experiment:
1) A simple setup with a photon source, half-silvered mirror and two
photon detectors with counters (on each path - A and B);
2) We adjust the setup to get an equal distribution between the
counters on paths A and B;
3) Now we modify the setup in such a way that upon a detection of a
photon on path A some free energy is being 'spend' (so path A now is
more entropic than B).
The question - would (3) modify the distribution?
-- Dmtr
experiment:
1) A simple setup with a photon source, half-silvered mirror and two
photon detectors with counters (on each path - A and B);
2) We adjust the setup to get an equal distribution between the
counters on paths A and B;
3) Now we modify the setup in such a way that upon a detection of a
photon on path A some free energy is being 'spend' (so path A now is
more entropic than B).
The question - would (3) modify the distribution?
-- Dmtr