The Second Law of Thermodynamics

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There are other principles and laws that have been conjectured, which seem very powerful. They don't have a dynamical law or a law motion but they're formulated in terms of statements about what transformations are possible given certain resources. With thermodynamics, you've got the second law, for instance; it works successfully for macroscopic objects like heat engines. But if you try to extend the second law to microscopic systems, meaning a single, let's say molecule doing something like a sort of cycle, then you're running into also some problems because the laws of thermodynamics are not suited for these microscopic objects. And I think constructive theory would like to solve this by putting those laws on thermal

I interview Oxford physicist Chiara Marletto, who has been working on constructor theory for several years. She's published papers on its applications to various fields, including those of information, thermodynamics, life, and probability. We discuss the origins and motivations of constructor theory, problems the theory may solve, current research programs, the universal constructor, response to potential criticisms, why constructor theory can explain more of Reality than the prevailing conception, and more.

Constructor Theory Homepage - www.constructortheory.org

Constructor Theory of Thermodynamics - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Thd-ArXiv-2.pdf

Constructor Theory of Probability - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20150883.full_.pdf

Constructor Theory of Life - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ct-life.pdf

Constructor Theory of Information - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ct-info.pdf

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