second law of thermodynamics

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo	closed systems isolated systems
gptkbp:category	physics thermodynamics
gptkbp:consequence	arrow of time heat death of the universe
gptkbp:expressedIn	gptkb:Carathéodory's_principle gptkb:Clausius_statement gptkb:Kelvin-Planck_statement
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Rudolf_Clausius gptkb:William_Thomson gptkb:Sadi_Carnot 1850
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	second law of thermodynamics
gptkbp:implies	irreversibility of natural processes
gptkbp:influenced	development of statistical mechanics
gptkbp:partOf	thermodynamics
gptkbp:prohibits	perpetual motion machine of the second kind
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:organization gptkb:Carnot_cycle heat engines perpetual motion machine of the second kind
gptkbp:state	entropy of an isolated system never decreases heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder body to a hotter body
gptkbp:symbol	ΔS ≥ 0
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:cosmology gptkb:information_theory gptkb:statistical_mechanics engineering
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_William_Thomson gptkb:Sir_William_Thomson_(Lord_Kelvin)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4