What is usually described as the second law of thermodynamics, namely that entropy of an isolated system stays constant or increases as has been demonstrated is a result of more fundamental statements that have been discussed. But now that we know entropy always increases, do we stop here? Surely, this has some consequences. In the next few discussions we shall investigate what results as a consequence of the never decreasing entropy.
After which we shall leave the world of equilibrium processes and investigate the world of non-equilibrium processes. We shall not go over the necessary basic statistical mechanics as excellent resources (in my opinion) are readily available.
After which we shall leave the world of equilibrium processes and investigate the world of non-equilibrium processes. We shall not go over the necessary basic statistical mechanics as excellent resources (in my opinion) are readily available.
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