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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). | [[File:Lord_Kelvin.jpg||Lord Kelvin.]]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. | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 14 June 2016
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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Fiction cross-reference
- The heat-death of those who deserve it - a set of liturgical subroutines attributed to Brainiac (nonfiction).
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Heat death of the universe @ Wikipedia