Social Phenomena Overlaying Thermodynamics (3)

I initially attempted to explain thermodynamics.
In this attempt, starting with what is written in existing textbooks on thermodynamics, I again felt it was challenging. That's when I realized something: I had discovered a method of understanding during my high school years that could be applied to make thermodynamics understandable. This method of understanding, which can be applied to anything, will be explained first. Using this method, comprehension can progress through the First Law of Thermodynamics, which is the conservation of energy.

Understanding thermodynamics becomes difficult with the introduction of the Second Law and its equations involving entropy. This Second Law, which can be understood in terms of everyday experience, states that without an external supply of energy, heat does not naturally move from a colder to a warmer body.

There are other ways to express this. One can say that any natural process always accompanies an increase in entropy, among other explanations. I want to convey a method to understand this Second Law without complicating the discussion by using the concepts of "truth" and "expression." Starting from making this understandable, that's where the explanation begins. Realizing how this applies can be fascinating and helps in understanding various concepts.

I discovered this method during my high school years. In my second year of high school, there was a math problem I couldn't solve. Yet, when I saw the answer, I thought, ""Oh, so that's how it is,"" and understood it. It was puzzling to me that despite having the knowledge to produce the answer, I couldn't do it at the time, which left me both dissatisfied and curious.
To resolve this perplexity, I delved into why I was unable to come up with the answer.

Through this investigation, I made a discovery. No matter how difficult a problem, if the meaning of the problem's words—the "truth"—is sufficiently "expressed" in a necessary and sufficient manner, then that "expression" itself becomes the answer.

Once I understood this, I was able to solve any problem. Understanding this can also lead to comprehending social phenomena, so I'll start by explaining that. Grasping this concept makes even the complex field of thermodynamics understandable. I'm sure you'll find it intriguing.

If the meaning of the problem's words can be taken as the ""truth"" and given shape and form as an ""expression,"" then it's possible to arrive at the answer to the problem. The answer is also another expression of the truth. I will explain this concept using several examples, ranging from simple to complex. In the next issue, let's start with the simpler examples.


[ Author : Y. F. ]