I actually thought it would be ironic if it turns out that genes follow the rules of statistical mechanics and evolution is a consequence of the second law, precisely because the creationists like to argue that it is contrary to it :)
I must point out, however, that the second law applies to both closed and open systems, you just write the equations differently for each. This is not unique to the second law, any balance equation (be it for mass, energy, entropy, momentum, whatever) is written differently for closed and open systems, but reflects the same underlying principle.
I actually thought it would be ironic if it turns out that genes follow the rules of statistical mechanics and evolution is a consequence of the second law, precisely because the creationists like to argue that it is contrary to it :)
I must point out, however, that the second law applies to both closed and open systems, you just write the equations differently for each. This is not unique to the second law, any balance equation (be it for mass, energy, entropy, momentum, whatever) is written differently for closed and open systems, but reflects the same underlying principle.
Point taken. Isolation is a lie.
From a physical perspective, probably. Not quite sure from an equation point of view. Parceling equations.