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Asked by freddie to Adam, Rob, Sheila, Suzie on 23 Mar 2011 in Categories: General.
Keywords: disorder, entropy, measure
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Robert Simpson answered on 23 Mar 2011:
Did I say that? When? Do you have a link – I’ve answered rather a few questions now so having trouble finding it.
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Suzie Sheehy answered on 23 Mar 2011:
Hi there, if you want a good introduction to exactly what it is I can recommend this wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_entropy
No point me re-writing it here but if you have any more questions afterward feel free to ask
Thanks for your questions by the way, they’ve been great!
Sheila Kanani answered on 23 Mar 2011:
I like to think of it as “chaos” and whether or not something is reversible….like you can never ‘unfry’ an egg.
Adam Tuff answered on 23 Mar 2011:
It’s more specifically a measure of the amount of energy that isn’t being used for anything useful, such as a mechanical approach. It’s associated sometimes with disorder, but it’s not a measure of it.
freddie commented on 23 Mar 2011:
Here: http://spacem11.imascientist.org.uk/2011/03/is-evolution-contrary-to-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics/comment-page-1#comment-796
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Suzie commented on 23 Mar 2011:
Ah, I think Adam said that… :-p
Yes, you’re right, Suzie! No wonder he was confused!
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freddie
Did I say that? When? Do you have a link – I’ve answered rather a few questions now so having trouble finding it.
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Hi there, if you want a good introduction to exactly what it is I can recommend this wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_entropy
No point me re-writing it here but if you have any more questions afterward feel free to ask
Thanks for your questions by the way, they’ve been great!
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I like to think of it as “chaos” and whether or not something is reversible….like you can never ‘unfry’ an egg.
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It’s more specifically a measure of the amount of energy that isn’t being used for anything useful, such as a mechanical approach. It’s associated sometimes with disorder, but it’s not a measure of it.
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