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Jed's Angel: Maxwell's Demon Reborn, Guarding Nature with Information
A First-Principles Analysis of the Environmental Angel's Thermodynamic Cost
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A deeper technical follow-up to the May 2025 ‘Environmental Angel: Maxwell’s Demon Evolved’ essay. Examines the thermodynamic trade-offs inherent in a planetary-scale ‘Angel,’ the inviolability of the Second Law, and the irreducible informational costs of its operation.
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BibTeX
@misc{anderson_2026_environmental_angel_thermodynamic_cost,
author = {Jed Anderson},
title = {Jed's Angel: Maxwell's Demon Reborn, Guarding Nature with Information},
year = {2026},
url = {https://jedanderson.org/essays/environmental-angel-thermodynamic-cost},
note = {Accessed: 2026-05-13}
} APA
Anderson, J. (2026). Jed's Angel: Maxwell's Demon Reborn, Guarding Nature with Information. Retrieved from https://jedanderson.org/essays/environmental-angel-thermodynamic-cost
MLA
Anderson, Jed. "Jed's Angel: Maxwell's Demon Reborn, Guarding Nature with Information." Jed Anderson, May 13, 2026, https://jedanderson.org/essays/environmental-angel-thermodynamic-cost.