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From: G.ZEEP%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC.ARPA
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Subject: Re: SF-LOVERS Digest   V9 #109
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Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 13:15:41 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 12 13:15:41 1984
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From:  Wang Zeep 

There is no second law of thermodynamics.  There is, however, a postulate 
that something like entropy exists (with a long list of properties) and 
another postulate that it tends to reach a maximum with respect to
unconstrained variables.  This 1st, 2nd, 3rd "law" stuff is strictly
19th century (well, part of the 20th).

Read Laszlo Tisza, "Generalized Thermodynamics" or Herbert Callen, "Thermody-
namics".

Summary:  They aren't laws, just postulates. (and they have been verified
to break down with very large or very small systems.)

				'Nuff said,
				Wang
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