that’s basically the question.do subatomic particles obey the second law thermodynamics?
I’m not sure what you mean? Yes, they obey the second law of thermodynamics. I suspect your question is more related to what you understand the consequences of obeying the second law of thermodynamics would be for electrons.
The second law of thermodynamics is an easy one to get wrong.
Actually, this is one of the more interesting aspects of single vs. multiple particle effects.
At the particle level, everything is reversible. So no concept of “entropy must increase,” etc. It’s only when you get to clusters of particles that one can talk about entropy (and temperature and such).
Please explain that ftg. For one thing, the idea that the second law of thermodynamics states that must increase is wrong. A systems entropy will only increase when it is not at equilibrium. At equilibrium, it’s entropy is at a maximum. I would say that a single electron is at equilibrium, though I’d be interrested to find out what process it is undergoing other than just flying around in a vacuum.
If I may, it sounds like he’s asking if the still-hypothetical proton decay has a hypothetical analogue to electrons.
I guess it’s possible, but proton half-life is already known to be at least 10[sup]35[/sup] years so I wouldn’t bother to wait around with a bunch of isolated electrons and expect something to happen.