Entropy (arrow of time)
Entropy is one of the few quantities in the physical sciences that require a particular direction for time, sometimes called an arrow of time. As one goes "forward" in time, the second law of thermodynamics says, the entropy of an isolated system can increase, but not decrease. Thus, entropy measurement is a way of distinguishing the past from the future. In thermodynamic systems that are not closed, entropy can decrease with time, for example living systems where local entropy is reduced at the expense of an environmental increase (resulting in a net increase in entropy), the formation of typical crystals, the workings of a refrigerator and within living organisms.
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Entropy (arrow of time)
Entropy is one of the few quantities in the physical sciences that require a particular direction for time, sometimes called an arrow of time. As one goes "forward" in time, the second law of thermodynamics says, the entropy of an isolated system can increase, but not decrease. Thus, entropy measurement is a way of distinguishing the past from the future. In thermodynamic systems that are not closed, entropy can decrease with time, for example living systems where local entropy is reduced at the expense of an environmental increase (resulting in a net increase in entropy), the formation of typical crystals, the workings of a refrigerator and within living organisms.
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Termodynamiczna strzałka czasu ...... świat jest układem izolowanym.
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Entropy is one of the few quan ...... r and within living organisms.
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Termodynamiczna strzałka czasu ...... świat jest układem izolowanym.
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القصور الحراري أو الإنتروبيا ( ...... لوسط المحيط في النظام المفتوح.
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Entropy (arrow of time)
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Termodynamiczna strzałka czasu
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إنتروبيا وسهم الزمن
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