2007-03-25 06:18:07 · 4 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
yes. entropy (disorder) in the universe is ALWAYS expanding
2007-03-25 06:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, if what we think of the universe expanding (radiating out from a single point) is true. Pre-Big Bang, everything was all in one place, therefore you had order. When the Big Bang occurred, everything was blown outward in an ever increasing sphere of debris, therefore exponential increase in disorder.
The interesting thing is how gravitational forces cause the aggregation of stars, asteroid belts, planetary rings, comets etc, which is a reverse in entropy (inversions may occur naturally on small scale, but the natural progression as a whole is to disorder). However these localized inversions are small compared to the expansion of the universe.
2007-03-25 13:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by Tracy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking if entropy is increasing exponentially in the universe? I saw a show on the Discovery Channel that said it is.
2007-03-25 13:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by jimmyb20032003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That's actually one of it's definitions.
2007-03-25 13:30:27 · answer #4 · answered by TJTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋