`  :Close; but, essentially, from what we currently know of the universe, there are 12 fundamental particles and 4 fundamental forces, and this collection of particles interact via exchanges such that localized associations of these particles will tend to evolve onto equilibrium configurations or ``attractors`` for set durations of time, which we can loosely ascribe to as being the twice the half-life of the configuration; the 4 Laws of thermodynamics simply set limits to the types of interactions possible.    :Once an observable interaction begins it will spontaneously continue to react, interact, or evolve towards a more stable energy configuration and through this process some energy will be lost to dissipation (2nd Law).  Next, the energy-mass content of the initial ``state`` of each interaction process must be equal to that of the ``final`` state (1st Law).  Each such observable system can be assigned an arbitrary temperature, i.e. the ability of the system to give up energy; if two adjoined systems have the same temperature they are said to be in thermal equilibrium (0th Law).  To ``force`` any such system to 0 degrees Kelvin would require an infinite amount of energy; hence, absolute zero is unattainable (3rd Law).  Regarding whether or not these interactive processes will continue on into infinity, that question currently remains open.  This is what the article should essentially say. `