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Goldilocks Conditions:

Goldilocks Conditions refers to the set of physical conditions that are necessary for a system to obtain a more ordered and complex state. They are often characterized as being conditions that are "just right". They are non extreme conditions. For example, considering the emergence of life on earth, molecules and eventually cells were able to increase in size and complexity partially because the temperature of the earth is not too hot or too cold.

According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics and other principles of Thermodynamics, systems tend to attain states of greater chaos and disorder. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that the total entropy of the universe must increase for any process. Entropy, is defined as, S = k ln (Ω) ; k = Boltzman's Constant, Ω = Number of microstates of a particular macrostate

Statistically, ordered states are less likely to spontaneously occur than simpler and more chaotic states because there are more microstates for a disordered state than an ordered one. The development of life and more ordered systems might at first seem to be in violation of the Second Law, but it is important to keep in mind that the law refers to the total entropy of the universe.

