Entropy Is The Price Of Structure.

The Real Is Only One Realization Of The Possible.

In Far From Equilibrium Conditions, The Concept Of Probability That Underlies Boltzmann's Order Principle Is No Longer Valid If The Structures We Observe Do Not Correspond To A Maximum Of Complexions

The More We Know About Our Universe, The More Difficult It Becomes To Believe In Determinism.

It Is A Remarkable Fact That The Second Law Of Thermodynamics Has Played In The History Of Science A Fundamental Role Far Beyond Its Original Scope. Suffice It To Mention Boltzmann's Work On Kinetic Theory, Planck's Discovery Of Quantum Theory Or Einstein's Theory Of Spontaneous Emission, Which Were All Based On The Second Law Of Thermodynamics.

Now We See Evolutionary Trends In A Variety Of Areas Ranging From Atomic And Molecular Physics Through Fluid Mechanics, Chemistry And Biology To Large Scale Systems Of Relevance In Environmental And Economic Sciences