It is one of the most important laws of nature that we know: The famous second law of thermodynamics says that the world gets more and more disordered when random chance is at play. Or, to put it ...

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 ...

Real Gases Real gases. Compressibility Factor. Van der Waals Equation. Condensation of gases. Principle of Corresponding States. Math Interlude Partial Differentiation. Thermodynamics First Law.

This diagram illustrates a slit pore system, relevant to the study of nanoscale thermodynamics. Fluid particles (black dots) are confined within a slit pore, adjacent to a pressure reservoir filled ...