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Universal Journal of Chemistry(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(2), pp. 60 - 64
DOI: 10.13189/ujc.2015.030203
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The Thermodynamics of Time Travel
Eric R. Taylor *
Department of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
ABSTRACT
The concept of time travel captures the imagination of scientists and nonscientists alike. Though theoretical mathematical treatment of the issue in the realm of physics has offered potential means, albeit, wormholes requiring some rather strange conditions such as negative energy, what does thermodynamics suggest for the potential of time travel? Examination of the thermodynamic state functions of enthalpy and entropy from the Gibbs free energy relationship suggest that the final enthalpy after travel will be greater than the initial enthalpy before travel. The final entropy after travel will be greater than the initial entropy before travel. Transfer of mass from one multiverse to another would seem to violate various mass energy conservation laws, as well as strictures on the Second Law of Thermodynamics for the originating and a target multiverse.
KEYWORDS
Thermodynamics, Time Travel, Entropy, Second Law, Enthalpy, Temperatures
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[1] Eric R. Taylor , "The Thermodynamics of Time Travel," Universal Journal of Chemistry(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 60 - 64, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ujc.2015.030203.
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Eric R. Taylor (2015). The Thermodynamics of Time Travel. Universal Journal of Chemistry(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(2), 60 - 64. DOI: 10.13189/ujc.2015.030203.