Second law of thermodynamics,equation. This law states that the entropy (dS) of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time,approaching a maximum value at equilibrium. Entropy is a physics term to describe the amount of disorder in a system. When applied to the formula,it means that energy in the universe is gradually moving towards disorder. In simple terms,the second law of thermodynamics can describe how heat can flow from a hotter (high entropy) to a colder body (low entropy) but not the reverse. In 1824,the French physicist Sadi Carnot,first published these ideas by observing and measuring how steam engines operated | |
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