{"product_id":"entropys-earth-mountains-storms-and-the-pattern-that-builds-worlds-9798289211866","title":"Entropy's Earth: Mountains, Storms, and the Pattern That Builds Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Guillot\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - Geophysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Earth's features (including us) aren't random, but nature's solutions? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntropy's Earth\u003c\/i\u003e explores the hidden physics behind the landscapes we call home. From volcanoes to valleys, weather systems to tectonic plates, this poetic, illustrated book reveals how our planet's features emerge from the way energy moves-through pressure, heat, friction, and time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than viewing erosion, storms, or quakes as destructive events, this book invites us to see them as part of a deeper rhythm: a thermodynamic strategy for balance. A planetary choreography of release. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of this book is \u003cb\u003eODC\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003ci\u003eOptimally Dissipative Configuration\u003c\/i\u003e-a principle showing that systems which last are those that help energy escape. Earth's geology and weather are not exceptions to this rule. They are its grandest expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside you'll discover: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow mountains rise not in defiance of entropy, but through it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy rivers, winds, and coastlines follow the same patterns as roots and neurons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the crust, core, and climate of Earth serve as energy's scaffolding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the forces that shape our world are not chaotic-but purposeful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis book helps us recognize a deeper law-one not added to nature, but drawn from it: a universal \u003ci\u003elaw of creation\u003c\/i\u003e, woven into the flow of energy and time. One that builds through breakdown, finds order in the fall, and leaves behind structures that seem to think, grow, and adapt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the sixth volume in the \u003cb\u003eEntropy - The Sentient Series\u003c\/b\u003e, a visual science journey uncovering how entropy doesn't just wear things down-it builds the world we live in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to the ODC Universe, where every crack and crest reveals nature's plan.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334353571991,"sku":"9798289211866","price":1344.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798289211866.webp?v=1768671977","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/entropys-earth-mountains-storms-and-the-pattern-that-builds-worlds-9798289211866","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}