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name: paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe
description: Apply the Ulanowicz 2009: Increasing Entropy – Heat Death or Perpetual Harmonies? article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Ulanowicz 2009: Increasing Entropy – Heat Death or Perpetual Harmonies?

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Ulanowicz Saw Ulanowicz examined the second law of thermodynamics. He focused on the Boltzmann formulation of entropy. Classical views tie entropy increase only to disorder and eventual heat death. Ulanowicz identified a dual aspect. C

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-ulanowicz-r-e-2009-increasing-entropy-heat-death-or-perpe/revisions
