Yes. The W notion of 'complexity' has a lot to do with temperature, since high temperature matter will have many more possible microstates than low temperature matter. A campfire would almost certainly be considered more 'complex' from a thermodynamic standpoint than a microprocessor that contained an equivalent amount of matter.Saith said:In the "W" sense of complexity, could something that we consider complex not be as complex as something we consider simple. Like, could a campfire be considered more complex than a microprocessor or possibly something else that has more order?
This is a perfect example of why 'complexity' and 'disorder' in thermodynamics don't necessarily correspond well to our everyday, common-sense notions of complexity and disorder.