In more detail, according to physicists such as John Bernal, Erwin Schrödinger, Eugene Wigner, and John Avery, life is a member of the class of phenomena that are open or continuous systems able to decrease their internal entropy at the expense of substances or free energy taken in from the environment and subsequently rejected in a degraded form.
Secara lebih rinci, menurut fisikawan seperti John Bernal, Erwin Schrödinger, Eugene Wigner, dan John Avery, kehidupan adalah anggota dari kelas fenomena yang terbuka atau terus-menerus mampu menurunkan entropi internal mereka, dengan mengorbankan substansi atau energi bebas yang diambil dari lingkungan dan kemudian ditolak dalam bentuk terdegradasi.