The Second Law as a Cause of the Evolution
Information Theory
2007-11-29 v1 Artificial Intelligence
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Abstract
It is a common belief that in any environment where life is possible, life will be generated. Here it is suggested that the cause for a spontaneous generation of complex systems is probability driven processes. Based on equilibrium thermodynamics, it is 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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0711.4507,
title = {The Second Law as a Cause of the Evolution},
author = {Oded Kafri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.4507},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
30 pages, 3 figures