# Thermodynamic equilibrium again

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**Created:** [December 12, 2014, 8:37am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/thermodynamic-equilibrium-again/11579 "2014-12-12T08:37:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 8:37am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/thermodynamic-equilibrium-again/11579/1 "2014-12-12T08:37:34Z")

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[From Rupert Young (2014.12.12 9.30)]

```
It may be a bit a stretch to say that perceptual control is

```

inevitable, but here is an interesting article related to  
thermodynamic equilibrium, which came up on csgnet recently,  
“”

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> **···**
>
> [http://www.quantamagazine.org/20140122-a-new-physics-theory-of-life/](http://www.quantamagazine.org/20140122-a-new-physics-theory-of-life/)
> 
> ```
> The
> 
> ```
> 
> formula, based on established physics, indicates that when a group  
> of atoms is driven by an external source of energy (like the sun  
> or chemical fuel) and surrounded by a heat bath (like the ocean or  
> atmosphere), it will often gradually restructure itself in order  
> to dissipate increasingly more energy. This could mean that under  
> certain conditions, matter inexorably acquires the key physical  
> attribute associated with life.
> 
> –  
> \*\*Regards,  
> Rupert  
> \*\*
> 
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