Entropy plays an important role in modern physics but a deeper understanding of it may clear up many open questions. To achieve this goal a speculative scenario is proposed. The classical interpretation of thermodynamics is replaced by a field interpretation. The thermodynamic entropy is divided into different types and endowed with the functions of fields. A new understanding of energy transformations allows combining the first and the second laws of thermodynamics in one principle. The universal law of conservation of energy as a main paradigm is replaced by the idea of dynamic balancing of energies continuously generated at a fundamental level. The proposed principle predicts increase in total energy-mass in all irreversible heat processes e.g. the expansion of the Universe. The proposed concept may help in understanding some problems, such as dark energy, dark matter, unification of interactions, and also in understanding the reason of the mathematical incompleteness.
Boris Egorov