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Does the heat death of the universe really imply a maximum entropy state *all* of the time? Or most of the time?
Statistically speaking, you're going to still encounter deviations from equilibrium, even though the expected value is equilibrium. But these rare deviations from equilibrium - which are inevitable - ...
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Is it physically meaningful to talk about the arrow of time in other universes?
The arrow of time is a concept that has been around for a while. In modern cosmology, it has been argued that there may be different arrows of time in other universes. Since these are also ...
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