Life, gravity and the second law of thermodynamics
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2008
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Egan, Chas
Lineweaver, Charles
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Elsevier
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We review the cosmic evolution of entropy and the gravitational origin of the free energy required by life. All dissipative structures in the universe including all forms of life, owe their existence to the fact that the universe started in a low entropy
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Keywords: Cosmology; Dissipative structures; Entropy; Extraterrestrial life; Free energy; Life; Negentropy
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Physics of Life Reviews
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2037-12-31