LASER MAXWELLS-DEMON

This paper considers the concept of a Maxwell's demon based on the use of selective interaction between laser light and atomic particles. Th e following two possibilities are examined: destructive and non-destru ctive versions of the laser Maxwell's demon. The destructive version i s based on the velocity- and particle-selective resonant ionization of particles in the near field of laser radiation. The non-destructive v ersion is based on the dipole (gradient) light pressure force in near- field radiation effects.