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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.
The heat death paradox, also known as thermodynamic paradox, Clausius' paradox, and Kelvin's paradox, [1] is a reductio ad absurdum argument that uses thermodynamics to show the impossibility of an infinitely old universe.
Heat death of the universe – Possible fate of the universe List of other end scenarios than Heat Death – Theories about the end of the universe Timeline from Big Bang to the near cosmological future – Visual representation of the universe's past, present, and future Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
The prevailing theory is that the universe will cool as it expands, eventually becoming too cold to sustain life. For this reason, this future scenario once popularly called "Heat Death" is now known as the "Big Chill" or "Big Freeze". [1] [2]
The paper uses the “heat death” theory for the end of the universe, when the universe runs out of energy in a googol of years — one followed by 100 zeros. That said, by including a time ...
These two theories were active contenders until the 1965 discovery, by Arno Allan Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson, of the cosmic microwave background radiation, a fact that is a straightforward prediction of the Big Bang theory, and one that the original Steady State theory could not account for. As a result, the Big Bang theory quickly ...
More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change. Dozens of researchers ...
On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main hospital as temperatures spiked to 48.3 degrees (118.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region of 575,000 people, most lacking air ...