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Our universe · Asymptotic state

Heat death of the universe

An asymptotic state of maximum entropy with no available gradients to do work.

What this means

This is neither a single moment nor an event with a date. That is why Aftertime deliberately does not display a misleading timer for it.

PRIMARY SOURCE

A Dying Universe: The Long-Term Fate and Evolution of Astrophysical ObjectsReviews of Modern Physics