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Heat death of the universe

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The heat death of the universe (also known as the Big Chill or Big Freeze) is a hypothesis on the ultimate fate of the universe, which suggests the universe would evolve to a state of no thermodynamic free energy and would therefore be unable to sustain processes that increase entropy. Heat death does not imply any particular absolute temperature; it only requires that temperature differences or other processes may no longer be exploited to perform work. In the language of physics, this is when the universe reaches thermodynamic equilibrium.

Heat death of the universe - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Possible fate of the universe This article is about the entropic exhaustion of the universe. For other uses, see Heat Death of the Universe (disambiguation) . For heat related illness or death, see Hyperthermia . "Big Freeze" redirects here. For other uses, see Big Freeze (disambiguation) . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these messages ) This article may contain original research . Please improve it by v

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