KnowraThermodynamic equilibriumLinked fromLinked fromThe 53 pages that link to Thermodynamic equilibrium, each with the reason it gives.All 53Broader topic 3Related 37Narrower topic 8Compared with 5MetastabilityCompared with: Metastability can look stationary while remaining short of equilibrium.Irreversible processCompared with: At equilibrium, no spontaneous irreversible change proceeds macroscopically.Arrow of timeCompared with: At equilibrium, entropy no longer supplies a changing direction for ordinary thermodynamic processes.Isolated systemCompared with: Isolation does not mean equilibrium; an isolated system may still evolve internally.Nonequilibrium thermodynamicsCompared with: Equilibrium supplies the reference state from which nonequilibrium departures are measured.