Thermodynamics was built to describe steam engines and stars, yet the same equations now sit at the heart of quantum ...

Selected topic: Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics. Thermodynamics holds a special place among physical sciences. To quote Albert Einstein: "A theory is the more impressive the greater the ...

The object of the author of this textbook is to provide a work of a less advanced and detailed nature than the classic volume of Lewis and Randall, and at the same time to clarify certain fundamental ...

A NEW edition of Prof. Partington's “Text-book of Thermodynamics with special reference to Chemistry” (1913) has been desired for some time, and those who are familiar with that work will welcome it ...

FOR THOSE READERS who like short book reviews, let me assist you. "Four Laws That Drive the Universe," by Peter Atkins is an outstanding introduction to thermodynamics. This brief book converts ...

The laws of thermodynamics don't accurately account for the complex processes in living cells – do we need a new one to ...

The Thermodynamics 2017 conference will be the 25th meeting in a series of biennial thermodynamics conferences initiated in 1964 by Harold Springall, championed throughout the 1960s and 1970s by Max ...

Information processing requires a lot of energy. Energy-saving computer systems could make computing more efficient, but the efficiency of these systems can't be increased indefinitely, as physicists ...

Picture Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airships. Steam-powered robots crowd the streets, mingling with people in top hats and petticoats. That type of retrofuturistic mash-up is the ...

The Thermodynamics series of conferences have run biannually since the 1960s and the 23rd in the series will be held at the University of Manchester. The aim is to bring together academics and ...