Quiddity
UndertheInfluenceofGiants
Yeah that is a good exmaple. Thanks MS. Localization of order is still a want of nature. If disorder is what it wanted, then no herding in a corner would occur.Mr Spinkles said:Victor--
I don't mean to step on JerryL's toes here, as his examples are very helpful, but I think the computer simulation example I cited earlier is especially simple and clear.
I read about a computer simulation in my chemistry textbook some years ago. In this simulation, small red balls and large blue balls bounced around chaotically in a box. It was found that, over time, the large balls would be 'herded' into a corner. In other words, the amount of order in that particular corner was increased. This localization of order actually caused a net decrease in the order of the system, because having the large balls clumped in a corner meant the small balls had more room to fly around chaotically. I think this is a good example of how the creation of order in one area can increase the disorder of the system as a whole.
~Victor