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So spontaneous synchronization is the idea that multiple oscillators that are physically connected in some way, can spontaneously synchronize their oscillations.
My question is, is it possible to construct some system such that the random vibrations of molecules due to their thermal energy could spontaneously synchronize? Could macroscopic movement arise from these microscopic thermal vibrations?
It feels like what I'm suggesting would violate the second law of thermodynamics, but im not entirely sure about that. As spontaneous synchronization of any oscillators also feels like it'd violate this law yet it obviously is real.
Perhaps it is possible, but only for sufficiently small systems? I recall from a statistical mechanics class i took years ago that certain weird phenomena were actually possible for sufficiently small systems (such as a decrease in entropy for a small collection of particles, as the more orderly microstates were far more likely simply due to the number of permutations being much smaller)
Edit: after seeing some comments I'd like to point out that I'm asking if any such material/structure could exist. Obviously most everyday materials do not exhibit this behavior in anyway
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