LizR wrote:
On 27 November 2014 at 04:51, spudboy100 via Everything List
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Entropy and Time seem related, or at least one seems at least one
aspect of the other. Is it sensible to think then, that there are
two or more types of entropy, therefore, there are at least two
dimensions of time?
Entropy is a large scale statistical effect (classically) and has no
direct bearing on time. If it can be made more fundamental then perhaps,
yes...
Entropy has a direct bearing on the direction of time via the second law
of thermodynamics. "The second law of thermodynamics states that in a
natural thermodynamic process, there is an increase in the sum of the
entropies of the participating systems." (Wikipedia). Increase is a
temporal statement. One could not state this law without reference to
the passage of time. The 'increasing' part gives the direction of time.
Bruce
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