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> the 2nd law of thermodynamics doesn't depend on observers

Thermodynamics entropy is not just a property of a system - it depends on how we choose to describe the system. Of course, we can define the thermodynamic entropy for a system without observers. (In fact, we can only define the classic equilibrium thermodynamic entropy for a system without observers!)






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