[PEN-L:28233] Re: RE: 2nd Law gone?

["Ian Murray" <seamus2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

RE: [PEN-L:28229] 2nd Law gone?
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From: Devine, James
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Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 6:01 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:28230] RE: 2nd Law gone?


 interesting article, but I think that the idea that the 2nd law of thermodynamics
could be "gone" is misled. Rather, the research says that the 2nd law is limited,
like Newtonian physics, to certain -- highly relevant -- frames. We knew that physics
worked differently at the microcosmic level already (though of course we don't know
exactly how enough to satisfy the experts). The fact that the 2nd law kicks in again
if the time-frame is long enough (2 seconds, the article says) suggests that its
violation for shorter time periods is a lot like friction.

JD

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Jim, it's just a subject header..............


anti-nomologically :-)

Ian