The Second Law of Thermodynamics stipulates that any closed physical system
inevitably progresses toward higher entropy states, described in lay terms as increasing
homogeneity or “sameness”. Release inert gas into a box and it will eventually fill the
box in an even distribution, assuming no outside influence. A block of ice melts and
becomes a puddle of water. An egg falls and breaks and cannot be reassembled. In each
case the original structure has been lost and the material is mixed up. Entropy has
increased.
inevitably progresses toward higher entropy states, described in lay terms as increasing
homogeneity or “sameness”. Release inert gas into a box and it will eventually fill the
box in an even distribution, assuming no outside influence. A block of ice melts and
becomes a puddle of water. An egg falls and breaks and cannot be reassembled. In each
case the original structure has been lost and the material is mixed up. Entropy has
increased.
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