Submitted by Ethan-Wakefield t3_1198h4o in askscience
sticklebat t1_j9z3v8i wrote
Reply to comment by numatter in What does it mean for light to be an excitation in the electromagnetic field? by Ethan-Wakefield
Wait long enough and every system will tend toward its highest entropy and typically lowest energy state. But then we’re not really talking about the effect of the magnet’s magnetic field anymore so that’s a whole different conversation that depends on things like the stability of atoms and protons.
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