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Entropy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Hidden Rule Behind Time, Energy, Information, and the Fate of the Universe - Softcover
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Stir cream into coffee and it never unstirs. Every law of physics says it could. It doesn't. This book is about why.
Film a single molecule bouncing off another, then run the film backwards. Nobody can tell. The reversed collision obeys the laws of physics exactly as well as the forward one. Yet film the cream going into the cup, run that backwards, and a five-year-old spots it instantly.
Millions of perfectly reversible events, added together, produce something that never happens in reverse. That gap is the deepest open question in physics, and the answer runs through almost everything.
Thirty-six chapters. No equations required. Built from the ground up in plain language, from steam engines to black holes.
- Why no engine, ever, can beat a hard efficiency ceiling
- How counting arrangements turned a vague idea into an exact science
- The demon that looked like it broke the Second Law for a century
- Why erasing information costs measurable heat, and how that was proven
- The lab experiments that catch entropy running briefly backwards
- How life builds order without violating anything
- Why gravity flips the rule and entropy grows by clumping together
- What a black hole's entropy is written in, and what falls in with it
- Why your memories of yesterday depend on the beginning of the universe
- What the timeline of cosmic decay actually looks like, and whether heat death is certain
Plus a field guide to bogus entropy claims. The Second Law is the most misused idea in science, invoked to argue against evolution, to sell perpetual motion, and to dress up bad philosophy. Learn to spot the fakes.
This is the rule that gives time a direction, sets the ceiling on every machine ever built, connects heat to information, and writes the ending of the universe. Most people have heard it means disorder increases. That is not quite what it says, and the real version is stranger and far more useful.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Stir cream into coffee and it never unstirs. Every law of physics says it could. It doesn't. This book is about why. Film a single molecule bouncing off another, then run the film backwards. Nobody can tell. The reversed collision obeys the laws of physics exactly as well as the forward one. Yet film the cream going into the cup, run that backwards, and a five-year-old spots it instantly. Millions of perfectly reversible events, added together, produce something that never happens in reverse. That gap is the deepest open question in physics, and the answer runs through almost everything. Thirty-six chapters. No equations required. Built from the ground up in plain language, from steam engines to black holes. Why no engine, ever, can beat a hard efficiency ceilingHow counting arrangements turned a vague idea into an exact scienceThe demon that looked like it broke the Second Law for a centuryWhy erasing information costs measurable heat, and how that was provenThe lab experiments that catch entropy running briefly backwardsHow life builds order without violating anythingWhy gravity flips the rule and entropy grows by clumping togetherWhat a black hole's entropy is written in, and what falls in with itWhy your memories of yesterday depend on the beginning of the universeWhat the timeline of cosmic decay actually looks like, and whether heat death is certain Plus a field guide to bogus entropy claims. The Second Law is the most misused idea in science, invoked to argue against evolution, to sell perpetual motion, and to dress up bad philosophy. Learn to spot the fakes. This is the rule that gives time a direction, sets the ceiling on every machine ever built, connects heat to information, and writes the ending of the universe. Most people have heard it means disorder increases. That is not quite what it says, and the real version is stranger and far more useful. Scroll up and start reading. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798173371690
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Stir cream into coffee and it never unstirs. Every law of physics says it could. It doesn't. This book is about why. Film a single molecule bouncing off another, then run the film backwards. Nobody can tell. The reversed collision obeys the laws of physics exactly as well as the forward one. Yet film the cream going into the cup, run that backwards, and a five-year-old spots it instantly. Millions of perfectly reversible events, added together, produce something that never happens in reverse. That gap is the deepest open question in physics, and the answer runs through almost everything. Thirty-six chapters. No equations required. Built from the ground up in plain language, from steam engines to black holes. Why no engine, ever, can beat a hard efficiency ceilingHow counting arrangements turned a vague idea into an exact scienceThe demon that looked like it broke the Second Law for a centuryWhy erasing information costs measurable heat, and how that was provenThe lab experiments that catch entropy running briefly backwardsHow life builds order without violating anythingWhy gravity flips the rule and entropy grows by clumping togetherWhat a black hole's entropy is written in, and what falls in with itWhy your memories of yesterday depend on the beginning of the universeWhat the timeline of cosmic decay actually looks like, and whether heat death is certain Plus a field guide to bogus entropy claims. The Second Law is the most misused idea in science, invoked to argue against evolution, to sell perpetual motion, and to dress up bad philosophy. Learn to spot the fakes. This is the rule that gives time a direction, sets the ceiling on every machine ever built, connects heat to information, and writes the ending of the universe. Most people have heard it means disorder increases. That is not quite what it says, and the real version is stranger and far more useful. Scroll up and start reading. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798173371690
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stir cream into coffee and it never unstirs. Every law of physics says it could. It doesn't. This book is about why. Film a single molecule bouncing off another, then run the film backwards. Nobody can tell. The reversed collision obeys the laws of physics exactly as well as the forward one. Yet film the cream going into the cup, run that backwards, and a five-year-old spots it instantly. Millions of perfectly reversible events, added together, produce something that never happens in reverse. That gap is the deepest open question in physics, and the answer runs through almost everything. Thirty-six chapters. No equations required. Built from the ground up in plain language, from steam engines to black holes. - Why no engine, ever, can beat a hard efficiency ceiling- How counting arrangements turned a vague idea into an exact science- The demon that looked like it broke the Second Law for a century- Why erasing information costs measurable heat, and how that was proven- The lab experiments that catch entropy running briefly backwards- How life builds order without violating anything- Why gravity flips the rule and entropy grows by clumping together- What a black hole's entropy is written in, and what falls in with it- Why your memories of yesterday depend on the beginning of the universe- What the timeline of cosmic decay actually looks like, and whether heat death is certain Plus a field guide to bogus entropy claims. The Second Law is the most misused idea in science, invoked to argue against evolution, to sell perpetual motion, and to dress up bad philosophy. Learn to spot the fakes. This is the rule that gives time a direction, sets the ceiling on every machine ever built, connects heat to information, and writes the ending of the universe. Most people have heard it means disorder increases. That is not quite what it says, and the real version is stranger and far more useful. Scroll up and start reading. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798173371690
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