irreversibility

Example:The study of thermodynamic irreversibility is crucial in understanding the behavior of energy systems.

Definition:The inability of a thermodynamic system to return to its initial state after it has undergone a series of processes that are not frictionless.

Example:The irreversibility principle plays a fundamental role in the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Definition:A principle stating that certain processes in nature occur in a direction that cannot be reversed.

Example:This theory explores the concept of reversible irreversibility in the context of quantum computing.

Definition:A paradoxical concept that attempts to describe reversible processes from an irreversible perspective.

Example:Global warming is an example of the environmental irreversibility we face due to our carbon footprint.

Definition:The inability to return to a previous state of the environment after ecological damage has been done.