The Real Is Only One

Entropy Is The Price Of Structure.

(1) Irreversible Processes Are As Real As Reversible Ones. (2) Irreversible Processes Play A Fundamental Constructive Role In The Physical World. (3) Irreversibility Is Deeply Rooted In Dynamics.

The Main Character Of Any Living System Is Openness.

We Grow In Direct Proportion To The Amount Of Chaos We Can Sustain And Dissipate

It Is A Remarkable Fact That The Second Law Of Thermodynamics Has Played In The History Of Science A Fundamental Role Far Beyond Its Original Scope. Suffice It To Mention Boltzmann's Work On Kinetic Theory, Planck's Discovery Of Quantum Theory Or Einstein's Theory Of Spontaneous Emission, Which Were All Based On The Second Law Of Thermodynamics.