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The Second Law as a Cause of the Evolution

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  • Oded KAFRI

    (Kafri Nihul Ltd., Tel Aviv, 68165, Israel.)

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It is a common belief that in any environment where life is possible, life will generated. Here it suggested that the cause for a spontaneous generation of complex systems is probability driven processes. Based on equilibrium thermodynamics, it argued that in low occupation number statistical systems, the second law of thermodynamics yields an increase of thermal entropy and a canonic energy distribution. However, in high occupation number statistical systems, the same law for the same reasons yields an increase of information and a Benford's law/power-law energy distribution. It is therefore, plausible, that eventually the heat death is not necessarily the end of the universe.

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  • Oded KAFRI, 2017. "The Second Law as a Cause of the Evolution," Journal of Economics Bibliography, KSP Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 56-69, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ6:v:4:y:2017:i:1:p:56-69
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    1. Oded KAFRI & Eli FISHOF, 2016. "Economic Inequality as a Statistical Outcome," Journal of Economics Bibliography, KSP Journals, vol. 3(4), pages 570-576, December.
    2. Kafri, Oded & Fishof, Eli, 2016. "Economic Inequality as a Statistical Outcome," MPRA Paper 73837, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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      Keywords

      Information theory; Thermodynamics; Entropy; Evolution.;
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      • C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium

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