Why does thermodynamics laws look like a tautology ?
Why does thermodynamics laws look like a tautology ?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/5016031
1st law of thermodynamics :
There is something that will always be the same.
2nd law of thermodynamics :
Everything else always changes and never will be what it was before.
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I always think of it as:
1st law: The quantity of energy never changes
2nd law: The quality of energy is constantly degrading (aka entropy is increasing)
This is a very good formulation and completely in line with current physics...
...from which I am trying to break away a little bit !Please, let us move this conversation under the main post at : https://lemmy.ca/post/5016031