Suppose we have an experiment with two containers, one with ice at 0°C and the other with water also at 0°C (equal masses), and a thermally conductive barrier (also at 0°C) in contact with both the water and the ice, and in between them. The whole experiment itself is insulated from the environment.
What is the final state of the system? Does it remain unchanged, because with no temperature difference there is no heat flow? Or does it random walk itself somehow to a final state with 50/50 water/ice slush on both sides?
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