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No, the article is very explicit. In the traditional statements of the second law, higher entropy is indeed seen as lower organization. However, the article is
by simiones 4y ago
No, the article is very explicit. In the traditional statements of the second law, higher entropy is indeed seen as lower organization.
However, the article is stating that this is not an accurate view of the mathematics - and that a more accurate view merely requires more disorganized distribution of energy, while matter may be arbitrarily better organized and still have its entropy increase. For example, crystalization of a material does not necessarily decrease its entropy, as long as the crystal formation dissipates heat.
- andrewflnr 4y agoI find this unconvincing. If the energy in your organized matter is not itself organized, the matter is not going to be moving in an organized way, which means it's dead.