/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15801840
>just evolve an maxwell's demon
it's that easy bro

>the second law of thermodynamics states that the net entropy of a closed system never decreases
>But in statistical mechanics things become more complicated.
>The second law of thermodynamics, as it arises in statistical mechanics, merely states that it is overwhelmingly likely that net entropy will increase, but it is not an absolute law.

So, statistically speaking, there is a non-zero chance that, spontaneously, one side of a box will heat up and the other side will cool down? Kind of like how you can walk through walls with quantum tunneling.