The laws of thermodynamics dictate which system behavior is permitted. Coleman and Noll introduce the application of a thermodynamic framework to a classic continuum-mechanics system. (41) In this ...

Mathematical equations have shaped our understanding of the universe, and these nine have played a key role in changing the world.

The second law of thermodynamics demands that the entropy ... to be relevant in both stars and star clusters, and depends on a simple dynamic. If a gravitationally bound system has overall ...

The course introduces the student to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Statistical mechanics is the microscopic foundation ... macroscopic behavior of many particles. The models are studied ...

Far from leading the way, Britain is a cautionary tale on the dangers of net zero zealotry. We are too poor to continue a ...

In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show respect for the rule of law. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage has been ...

The thermodynamics and kinetics of a nonequilibrium classical system fundamentally constrain the precision of an observable according to the thermodynamic and kinetic uncertainty relations.