Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Second Law of Thermodynamics

Re:Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Secon... by cndkxjsnf on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:20PM (#12847254)

Any law that's not based on a stochastic process, since stochastic processes can be gamed with a little bit of cleverness. If you don't believe me, just look at HFT.

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Re:Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Secon... by Balgair on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:34PM (#12847432)

You may want to read 'Thermal Physics' by Kittel and Kromer. It is the BIBLE of statistical mechanics and should straighten you out on why a statistical law is just as good as all others. And yes, it goes into great detail about when and how the statistical laws 'emerge', so to speak. Physicists have been 'worried' about what you mention in you comment for about a century and the science is very mature these days. Used copies start at ~$25.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Physics-2nd-Charles-Kittel/dp...

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Re:Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Secon... by Florin_Andrei on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @01:52PM (#12848396)

You chose a really, really bad comparison there.

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Re:Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Secon... by lawpoop on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:42PM (#12847542)

What is HFT?

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Re:Argonne researchers posit way to locally circumvent Secon... by nicolapede on Tuesday November 01, 2016 @12:45PM (#12847579)

High-Frequency Trading, I'd think.

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