Dear Boris,
I found your essay an interesting and informative new take on thermodynamics. Clearly written but I'm 68 and was just in from 5hrs hard gardening so kept dozing off! But then it dawned on me it was very consistent with, and indeed found a new raisen d'etre for, the sub matter 'Higgs Condensate' view of 'dark energy' which I've shown can produce all OTHER 'action-at-a-distance', but had missed the 'heat' aspect!
The link to my recent collaboration paper is in my essay, which builds from quite new & more consistent foundations and may 'help' your own theory, which I find excellent, that is if you agree to the way I saw it. Do advise, though be warned, my essay covers a very wide range of evidence and consequences.
Very well done, including for the original topic and rigorous approach. I have it down for a high score. But be warned, it may also get the odd 1.0 score from trolls. Mine's had 2 or 3!
Best of luck
Peter