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Entropy and the Arrow of Time: Why the Universe Moves Forward and Never Back

Entropy and the Arrow of Time: Why the Universe Moves Forward and Never Back

Paperback

Astronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN13: 9798182211413
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 18 2026
Pages: 420
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Why does a dropped glass shatter but never leap back together? Why can you remember yesterday but not tomorrow? Every fundamental law of physics works exactly the same whether time runs forward or backward - so where does the relentless one-way flow of time actually come from?

The answer is one of the deepest ideas in all of science: entropy. This book takes the concept apart from the ground up - no physics degree required, no heavy math assumed - starting with steam engines and heat, building through Boltzmann's revolutionary insight that entropy is really about probability, and climbing all the way to the frontier where time, information, and gravity collide.

Inside, you'll discover:

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