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JJRittenhouse
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Something that has confused me for some time is how the entropy in the universe is less in the past than it is now, even though it seems to be getting more ordered.
I know that entropy must increase in any closed system. If the universe is finite, then it is a closed system?
I know also, for example, if my room were messy, and I cleaned it up and brought more order to it, the act of cleaning it up would expend energy, increasing the entropy of the system.
Does this act, along with the new state of the room increase the entropy more than if it were left messy?
I know that entropy must increase in any closed system. If the universe is finite, then it is a closed system?
I know also, for example, if my room were messy, and I cleaned it up and brought more order to it, the act of cleaning it up would expend energy, increasing the entropy of the system.
Does this act, along with the new state of the room increase the entropy more than if it were left messy?