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[[File:Lord_Kelvin.jpg | [[File:Lord_Kelvin.jpg|thumb|Lord Kelvin originated the idea of universal heat death in 1852.]]The '''heat death of the universe''' is a possible ultimate fate of the universe in which the universe has diminished to a state of no thermodynamic free energy and therefore can no longer sustain processes that increase entropy (including [[Computation (nonfiction)|computation]] and life). | ||
Heat death does not imply any particular absolute temperature; it only requires that temperature differences or other processes may no longer be exploited to perform work. | Heat death does not imply any particular absolute temperature; it only requires that temperature differences or other processes may no longer be exploited to perform work. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Green_Lantern_Rebirth_6.jpg|link=Power ring (DC Comics) (nonfiction)|[[Green Lantern (nonfiction)|Green Lanterns]] are not going to let this " | File:Havelock.jpg|link=Havelock|1823: [[Havelock]] announces plan to collaborate with [[David Rittenhouse (nonfiction)|David Rittenhouse]] and [[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (nonfiction)|Lord Kelvin]] on building an [[Orrery (nonfiction)|orrery]] which models the heat death of the universe. | ||
File:Lord Kelvin by Hubert von Herkomer.jpg|link=William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (nonfiction)|[[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (nonfiction)|Lord Kelvin]] advises public to remain calm despite the ongoing heat death of the universe. | |||
File:Green_Lantern_Rebirth_6.jpg|link=Power ring (DC Comics) (nonfiction)|[[Green Lantern (nonfiction)|Green Lanterns]] are not going to let this "Heat death of the universe" go down without a fight. | |||
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* [[The heat-death of those who deserve it]] - a set of liturgical subroutines attributed to [[Brainiac (nonfiction)]]. | * [[The heat-death of those who deserve it]] - a set of liturgical subroutines attributed to [[Brainiac (nonfiction)]]. | ||
* [[Work (poem)]] | |||
Footnotes: | |||
* [[Detective (nonfiction)|Detectives]] investigate alleged [[math crime]] assassination conspiracy, report that Lord Kelvin's death in 1907 was "not related to heat death of universe". | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Power ring (DC Comics) (nonfiction)]] | * [[Power ring (DC Comics) (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_death_of_the_universe Heat death of the universe] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_death_of_the_universe Heat death of the universe] @ Wikipedia | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 7 October 2020
The heat death of the universe is a possible ultimate fate of the universe in which the universe has diminished to a state of no thermodynamic free energy and therefore can no longer sustain processes that increase entropy (including computation and life).
Heat death does not imply any particular absolute temperature; it only requires that temperature differences or other processes may no longer be exploited to perform work.
In the language of physics, this is when the universe reaches thermodynamic equilibrium (maximum entropy).
In the News
1823: Havelock announces plan to collaborate with David Rittenhouse and Lord Kelvin on building an orrery which models the heat death of the universe.
Lord Kelvin advises public to remain calm despite the ongoing heat death of the universe.
Green Lanterns are not going to let this "Heat death of the universe" go down without a fight.
Fiction cross-reference
- The heat-death of those who deserve it - a set of liturgical subroutines attributed to Brainiac (nonfiction).
- Work (poem)
Footnotes:
- Detectives investigate alleged math crime assassination conspiracy, report that Lord Kelvin's death in 1907 was "not related to heat death of universe".
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Brainiac (nonfiction)
- Computation (nonfiction)
- Green Lantern (nonfiction)
- Power ring (DC Comics) (nonfiction)
External links
- Heat death of the universe @ Wikipedia