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General Science / How does entropy and the second law of thermodynamics work??
« on: 01/07/2020 09:54:00 »
This might be an ignorant question, but I'm struggling to fully understand the second law of thermodynamics.. people often talk in real world terms.. a broken glass won't spontaneously come back together, if its an irreversible process occurs entropy increases, etc.. but we know the universe is expanding, its getting colder, and eventually the energy in the universe will run out? Every star will die, be reborn, die, be reborn, but eventually die all together is that not correct? Galaxies increase their distant and effect on each other.. Eventually the universe will be a cold, dark place. That sounds like the simplest, lowest form of disorder imaginable, that is in our future.. Isn't that an example of our universe decreasing in entropy as time moves?
Perhaps we don't know for sure that is the universes fate, and I'm speculating on speculation? Further more doesn't having the option of reversibility increase disorder rather than increase it? Having more options increase the value of that variable? Sorry if this is a stupid question =D Help me understand!
Perhaps we don't know for sure that is the universes fate, and I'm speculating on speculation? Further more doesn't having the option of reversibility increase disorder rather than increase it? Having more options increase the value of that variable? Sorry if this is a stupid question =D Help me understand!