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Entropy and local flow of time
I have little training in physics or mathematics beyond HS and early undergrad long ago so apologies for any fundamental misconceptions and/or sloppy use of terms. As I understand, the flow of time ...
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Is heat death absolutely and really inevitable? [duplicate]
As the second law of thermodynamics indicates, entropy would continue to grow in the universe until it reaches a maximal value (in an expanding universe with a cosmological constant, like ours) or ...
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A 'better' definition of time [closed]
I have been annoyed by official definitions of time from many Google searches and decided after listening to Sean Carroll's podcast to write my own. Here is what I did so far: What is time? A state ...
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How does entropy increase over time?
According to 2nd law of thermodynamics, In an isolated system entropy increases over time. In an open system entropy might seems decreases but combined result of all related events results in ...
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The relationship between time, relativity and entropy
I came across a discussion about the nature of time and whether or not time is an illusion on a physics forum. I'm not so much interested in the philosophical issues regarding time, but the following, ...
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Will a shrinking universe have a reverse arrow of time?
I'm not a physicist so forgive me if this question is silly. I'm reading (actually listening) to Mysteries of Modern Physics: Time by Prof. Sean Carroll. I'm not sure if the concepts in this book ...
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