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The heat death of the universe (also known as the Big Chill or Big Freeze) [1] [2] is a hypothesis on the ultimate fate of the universe, which suggests the universe will evolve to a state of no thermodynamic free energy, and will therefore be unable to sustain processes that increase entropy.
Under mostly the same assumptions as necessary for the heat death, recurrence of the universe‘s quantum state could occur after something like 10^10^120 years. Thus recurrence would be the last event in the timeline and make it a loop. 185.104.138.32 11:46, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
This is a timeline of the Universe from the Big Bang to the heat death scenario. The different eras of the universe are shown. The heat death will occur in around 1.7×10 106 years, if protons decay. [citation needed]
A problem with the cyclic universe is that it does not reconcile with the second law of thermodynamics, as entropy would build up from oscillation to oscillation and cause the eventual heat death of the universe. [citation needed] Current evidence also indicates the universe is not closed.
The Last Question – A short story by Isaac Asimov which considers the inevitable outcome of heat death in the universe and how it may be reversed. Heat death of the universe – Possible fate of the universe; Timeline of the far future – Scientific projections regarding the far future
The universe should thus achieve, or asymptotically tend to, thermodynamic equilibrium, which corresponds to a state where no thermodynamic free energy is left, and therefore no further work is possible: this is the heat death of the universe, as predicted by Lord Kelvin in 1852.
Unlike many of Earth’s recent heat records – which are constructed of heat readings from around the globe – this record measures the temperature of a single location at a single point in time.
Among science fiction fans, she is best known for her short story "The Heat Death of the Universe", published in 1967 in New Worlds under the name P. A. Zoline. [5] Called a "classic" of the genre by contemporary scholars, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] it has been frequently reprinted since its original publication.