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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)]]


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* [[Detective (nonfiction)|Detectives]] investigate alleged conspiracy, report that Lord Kelvin's death in 1907 was "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin not related to heat death of universe]".
* [[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)]]


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== 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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[[Category:Physics (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 05:11, 7 October 2020

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 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).

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  • Detectives investigate alleged math crime assassination conspiracy, report that Lord Kelvin's death in 1907 was "not related to heat death of universe".

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