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Why We Don’t Discuss Perpetual Motion Machines (PMM)
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Introduction
You may want to believe the article you read, or the video you saw, or you may be very…

How to Determine the Change in Entropy
How do you determine the change in entropy for a closed system that is subjected to an irreversible process?Here are some typical questions we get…

Why Wasn’t the Early Universe at Maximum Entropy?
No. The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy can only increase over time. If the early universe had begun in a state of maximum entropy, the…

Understanding the Second Law of Thermodynamics Clearly
Introduction
The second law of thermodynamics and the associated concept of entropy have been sources of confusion for thermodynamics students for centuries.…
