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The assertion of the second law of thermodynamics is that isolated systems strive for an equilibrium state which is characterized by a maximum in entropy. As we have seen this is, from the microscopic point of view, the most probable state, i.e., the state with the largest number of microscopic realization possibilities.
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Greiner, W., Neise, L., Stöcker, H. (1995). Thermodynamic Potentials. In: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Classical Theoretical Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0827-3_4
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