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heat death

(Physics / General Physics) Thermodynamics the condition of any closed system when its total entropy is a maximum and it has no available energy. If the universe is a closed system it should eventually reach this state

heat death

The eventual dispersion of all of the energy within a physical system to a completely uniform distribution of heat energy, that is, to maximum entropy. Heat death for all macroscopic physical systems, including the universe, is predicted by the Second Law of Thermodynamics. See more at entropy thermodynamics

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heat death

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heat death (redirected from Heat death of the universe)

heat death
(redirected from Heat death of the universe)