Thermodynamics and statistical physics provide a unified framework linking the macroscopic laws of energy, work, and entropy to the microscopic motions of particles. Thermodynamics, rooted in the laws ...

The introduction of probability into the fundamental nature of the quantum world by Bohr, Born and Schrödinger in the 1920s famously perplexed some scholars of science's philosophical foundations. But ...

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The maelstrom surrounding the nomination and subsequent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was to be expected, when one justice's vote could change the country's moral compass for ...

Occupational transition network Graphical visualization of the weighted and directed labour market network in France derived from the transition probability matrix, computed from data spanning 2012 to ...

Students who are interested in applying mathematics to real world or physics problems are the best fit for mathematical physics, says Associate Professor Konstantin Izyurov. We have several core ...

The Master of Science in Physics offers advanced training in core areas of physics and topics of current research. Students wishing to complete this master's degree will find a learning environment ...

Spin glasses might turn out to be the most useful useless things ever discovered. These materials — which are typically made of metal, not glass — exhibit puzzling behaviors that captivated a small ...

I always hated statistics. I mean really, really, really hated it. Recently though, I've had a change of heart about the subject. In response, I find statistics changing my mind, or at least changing ...