Stuart Rice, who specialized in physical chemistry during a long career as a professor and researcher at the University of Chicago, has died.

The course introduces the student to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Statistical mechanics is the microscopic foundation of thermodynamics. The student is introduced to the fundamental ...

This course will give you a thorough introduction to thermodynamics and statistical physics ... in equilibrium for quantum mechanical and classical models in statistical mechanics using various ...

THE application of the second law of thermodynamics to bodies interacting through gravitational forces has been the subject of much controversy and discussion (see, for example, Kurth's Mechanics ...

In the first year, you will acquire a firm foundation in mathematics, classical physics (like classical mechanics), thermal physics ... physics and its application to atoms and molecules, statistical ...

The second law of thermodynamics underpins all of classical reality. It is the reason why it's easier to make things messy, why you can’t have perpetual motion, why you age, and maybe even why time ...

“In other words, quantum theory could potentially break the second law of thermodynamics, but it doesn't actually have to. This establishes a remarkable harmony between quantum mechanics and ...

An international collaboration sheds new light on the relationship between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The research group demonstrated that while the laws of quantum theory alone do not ...

The second law of thermodynamics, a cornerstone of modern physics, states that entropy—a measure of disorder—never spontaneously decreases. It governs everything from the efficiency of engines to the ...