How do we define the surroundings with the universe as a system?

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amaruq

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Oct 25, 2015

if we apply the laws of thermodynamics to the universe as the system, and factoring dynamic boundary and dynamic system, how could we define the surroundings as a non-infinite, non zero factor?

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Do you know of any treatment that gives some factor for surroundings?

How do we define the surroundings with the universe as a system?

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