Physics
Energy, matter, and the laws that govern how systems change over time.
5 entries
- Statistical mechanicsThe framework that derives the bulk properties of matter from the probabilistic behavior of its constituents.PhysicsField5 connections
- EntropyA measure of the number of microscopic arrangements consistent with a system’s macroscopic state.PhysicsConcept4 connections
- Quantum mechanicsThe physical theory that describes nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles.PhysicsTheory4 connections
- ThermodynamicsThe study of heat, work, and energy, and of the laws that limit how they can be converted.PhysicsField4 connections
- Maxwell’s demonA thought experiment in which an intelligent being appears to reduce entropy by sorting molecules.PhysicsConcept3 connections