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 ...

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 ...

Thermodynamics is the mathematical analysis of energy relationships. It is a scientific discipline concerned with heat and temperature and their relation to energy and work. It deals with the bulk ...