helena 
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Message 4 of 49 (131981)
08-09-2004 3:27 PM
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It is a very common misconception that the laws of thermodynamics are axioms, i.e. laws that can not be (positively) proven. They, however, can be nicely derived from a single postulate in statistical physics which states that in equilibrium every iso-energetic state has the same chance of being occupied.
Understanding this makes these 2nd law discussions even more futile than they usually are..
my $0.02
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