Particle Sorting

Want to sort particles into two types.

Questions:

1. Does it require energy?

2. If not, can I violate T2?

3. Is there a trade-off between energy used and time taken?

4. Does the processing speed of Nature come into play?

5. Can I construct a membrane that biases mass exchange like a creel?

6. For work extraction at a give rate, what is dissipation and how does the energy out depend on difference of molecules?

Answers:

1. I maintain that sorting is a Maxwell’s Demon process, and as such must require energy.

To do:

• Lots: answer the questions!

• Integrate into rest of document.