So I understand that no energy/matter is created or lost, I also understand that the universe tends towards chaos/entropy. I’ve been wondering lately thought, is there a layer at which decay stops?
Like I know a molecule can be broken down into atoms, but will atoms decay due to entropy? Why/why not? Is it to do with the different universal forces?
I know I’m probably asking a simple sounding question that is complex.
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Entropy doesn’t make specific things happen- it makes general things happen.
More precisely, it’s a constraint on things that can generally happen. When we deal with entropy, we are exploring the predictions that this constraint offers for the natural world, or trying to work under its constraints for higher efficiency in our technology.
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