MR. SWINBURNE has directed attention to an obscure point in my letter of November 10 which is calculated to produce quite the contrary impression to what I intended. In defining available energy ...

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The second law of thermodynamics states that when energy is transferred from one form to another it will decrease usable energy and increase entropy. By definition entropy is chaos or disorder and ...

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A fundamental rule that determines the fate of the universe The second law of thermodynamics means hot things always cool unless you do something to stop them. It expresses a fundamental and simple ...

FROM time to time controversies have appeared in various journals regarding that most difficult of all physical conceptions—entropy. I have purposely avoided passing any opinions as to the merits of ...