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    Linear maps between finite dimensional spaces

    Thanks! Also, if a map is differentiable, it is also continuous and so the proof can be made really simple, right? BTW, could you explain to me how to type latex code?
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    Linear maps between finite dimensional spaces

    Is it true that any linear map between two arbitrary finite-dimensional vector spaces is continuous? Is it differentiable?
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    Does the first law of thermodynamics apply to the cosmological universe?

    How can the conservation of energy be applied to the entire universe? How can we define the energy of the universe? Is this definition unique for different observers? What is the difference between the thermodynamics universe (system+environment) and the cosmological universe?
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    Entropy vs Life: Does Nature Use Life to Increase Entropy?

    @ZapperZ: thank you for the very informative articles (I really enjoyed reading them). Could you perhaps clarify some points? 1. If I am getting it right, entropy decreases because of day/night temperature differences and this decrease is much greater than the decrease in entropy due to life...
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    Entropy vs Life: Does Nature Use Life to Increase Entropy?

    How do life and all processes linked to life go along with the second law of thermodynamics? If living creatures decrease their entropy because they are open systems and in a state of non-equilibrium with the environment, in general does the total entropy increase? (for example, if we have two...
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    Clarification on thermodynamics concepts of state function, exact differential

    I would like someone to explain to me the correlations between these thermodynamics concepts: 1 State function/conservative force/reversibility 2 State function/exact differential Some functions in the phase space of a system are state function some are not. Is this simply an empirical...
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    Are blackholes formed in other ways besides supernovas?

    Also, primordial black holes, formed in the early stage of the history of the universe, might exist. Primordial black holes are not the result of the gravitational collapse of a pre-existing massive star, but were mainly created in the extreme conditions after the Big Bang. They might be of any...
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