The second law of thermodynamics is a physical law that is not symmetric to reversal of the time direction. This does not conflict with notions that have been observed of the fundamental laws of physics, namely [[CPT symmetry]], since the second law applies statistically, it is hypothesized, on time-asymmetric ''boundary conditions''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Callender|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2011/entries/time-thermo/|title=Thermodynamic Asymmetry in Time|encyclopedia=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|date=29 July 2011}}</ref> | The second law of thermodynamics is a physical law that is not symmetric to reversal of the time direction. This does not conflict with notions that have been observed of the fundamental laws of physics, namely [[CPT symmetry]], since the second law applies statistically, it is hypothesized, on time-asymmetric ''boundary conditions''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Callender|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2011/entries/time-thermo/|title=Thermodynamic Asymmetry in Time|encyclopedia=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|date=29 July 2011}}</ref> |