Comment on "Comment on: On the reality of residual entropies of glasses and disordered crystals" [J. Chem. Phys. 129, 067101 (2008)]

TL;DR

This paper argues that the entropy loss conjecture at the glass transition contradicts the second law of thermodynamics and should be dismissed, using general thermodynamic principles.

Contribution

It provides a theoretical critique of the entropy loss conjecture, demonstrating its inconsistency with fundamental thermodynamic laws.

Findings

Entropy loss conjecture violates the second law of thermodynamics

The conjecture must be rejected based on general thermodynamic arguments

Supports the view that residual entropy in glasses is consistent with thermodynamics

Abstract

By using very general arguments, we show that the entropy loss conjecture at the glass transition violates the second law of thermodynamics and must be rejected.