Loschmidt's Law

Loschmidt's Law refers to the idea that while individual gas particles move randomly, the overall behavior of a gas can show regular patterns. In essence, it suggests that when a system is disturbed, it can return to equilibrium in a way that seems reversible. This concept highlights the balance between chaotic movement at a microscopic level and orderly behavior at a macroscopic level, illustrating how natural processes can sometimes appear to go in reverse, even though overall entropy tends to increase. It underscores the complexity of physical systems in thermodynamics.