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    Interesting Paper On Quantum Gravity

    Hmmmmm Misty, I think you are angry and you have every right to be. It is a frustrating time for physics. There has been very little progress recently. However I think your frustration isn't helping. Kea pointed out that the concept was mathematical, and you seemed to take this as a personal...
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    Is the Universe Truly Closed and Bound by Entropy?

    All very interesting. Her approach, which if I understand the article correctly introduces causality as a necessary condition, may relate to the thermodynamics/QM mismatch as well. The reason for this is that causality is intricately related to reversibility - in fact there is arguably even a...
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    Is the Universe Truly Closed and Bound by Entropy?

    Yes, everyone is confused. No one has successfully shown how the Schrodinger wave equation leads to the second law of thermodynamics. The Schrodinger equation predicts that the entropy change for a closed system is ALWAYS zero. People have speculated that Quantum mechanics may need to be...
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    Is the Universe Truly Closed and Bound by Entropy?

    Entropy in a closed system is constant. Both the Schrodinger wave equation and classical Newtonian mechanics are reversible. The conditions under which entropy increases are a source of great controversy. This is often glossed over in teaching of thermodynamics.
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