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Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause
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RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause
March 18, 2015 at 5:57 pm (This post was last modified: March 18, 2015 at 6:05 pm by Alex K.)
(March 18, 2015 at 5:54 pm)Chuck Wrote: If quantum mechanics assert variable values within the universe must be discrete, does that not mean some minimum possible differences in entropy must exist and would be defined by difference in entropy between two states in which there is the least possible number and magnitude of differences in variable which would result in some difference in entropy?

Well... QM does not assert that all variable values must be discrete. The energy levels of a hydrogen atom are only discrete because the electrons are confined in a small finite space. Roughly, the relative Energy increment goes like

Delta E/sqrt(E) ~ sqrt(2/m) h/R

where h is Planck's constant, m the mass of the particle, and R the size of the space in which the system is confined.
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Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause

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Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by GriffinHunter - March 18, 2015 at 2:25 pm
RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Alex K - March 18, 2015 at 2:28 pm
RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by LastPoet - March 18, 2015 at 2:37 pm
RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by GriffinHunter - March 18, 2015 at 2:38 pm
RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Alex K - March 18, 2015 at 2:42 pm
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RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Alex K - March 18, 2015 at 2:47 pm
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RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Mister Agenda - March 18, 2015 at 2:54 pm
RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Alex K - March 18, 2015 at 3:50 pm
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RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Alex K - March 18, 2015 at 4:10 pm
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RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Alex K - March 18, 2015 at 5:57 pm
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RE: Entropy, Kalam, and First Cause - by Pizza - March 18, 2015 at 9:12 pm
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