Is the second law of thermodynamics routinely violated?

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@Max_S

What is an “ergodic Markov chain”? The internet definitions I found assume some sort of stochastic behavior, whereas neither Half Man Half Wit or I have backed down from the premise that microscopic dynamics are deterministic.

~Max

I was under the impression you were discussing processes that randomly mix up marbles and wanted to understand why they inevitably get scrambled rather than unscrambled.