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Is the 2nd law of thermodynamics more of a likelihood than a law? [duplicate]
Given enough time, even extremely unlikely events are certain to happen. This includes spontaneous reduction in disorder.
As an example, given enough time, all the particles of a gas in a container ...
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What does the arrow of time and entropy say about the universe and repetition?
This question What is the relationship between how time is viewed in thermodynamics and how time is viewed in general relativity? is close to what I was wondering, but it didn't get into repetition ...
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What happens here when the Second Law of Thermodynamics doesn't hold true?
In the 1920s, theoretical physicists, most notably Albert Einstein, considered the possibility of a cyclic model for the universe as an (everlasting) alternative to the model of an expanding universe. ...
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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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