Re: Black "Holes"?

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From: Tom Gossman
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:00

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> could you help me with the following problem?
>
> To make it short: how can you explain that the entropy increases in
> the forming of a black hole? All matter is squeesed into one point so
> there can't be that much disorder I guess.
>
Entropy of an entire system, such as the universe, increases. The black 
hole is a local phenomenon, and entropy can be decreased locally, as with 
the birth and growth of new life, the construction of a building, etc. 
However, the energy consolidated in those local phenomenons come at the 
cost of a greater amount of energy. So, while local entropy decreases, 
system-wide entropy just keeps on increasing.

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From: Xgossman@wmich.edu (Tom Gossman)
Subject: Re: Black "Holes"?
Date: 2000/01/23
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