the term thermodynamics
41Entropy (energy dispersal) — The thermodynamic concept of entropy can be described qualitatively as a measure of energy dispersal (energy distribution) at a specific temperature. Changes in entropy can be quantitatively related to the distribution or the spreading out of the …
42Heat capacity — Thermodynamics …
43History of physics — The modern discipline of physics emerged in the 17th century following in traditions of inquiry established by Galileo Galilei, René Descartes, Isaac Newton, and other natural philosophers.Fact|date=September 2008 Prior to this time, a unified… …
44Omega Point (Tipler) — The Omega Point is a term used by Tulane University professor of mathematics and physics Frank J. Tipler to describe what he maintains is a necessary cosmological state in the far future of the universe. According to his Omega Point Theory, as… …
45History of entropy — The concept of entropy developed in response to the observation that a certain amount of functional energy released from combustion reactions is always lost to dissipation or friction and is thus not transformed into useful work . Early heat… …
46information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and esp. by means of computers. [1945 50] * * * ▪ mathematics Introduction a mathematical… …
47History of energy — The word energy derives from Greek ἐνέργεια ( energeia ), which appears for the first time in the work Nicomachean Ethics [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3aabo%3atlg%2c0086%2c010%3a1098b%3a33 vers=original… …
48Timeline of meteorology — The timeline of meteorology contains events of scientific and technological advancements in the area of atmospheric sciences. The most notable advancements in observational meteorology, weather forecasting, climatology, atmospheric chemistry, and …
49Transformity — The concept of transformity was first introduced by David M. Scienceman in collaboration with the late Howard T. Odum. In 1987 Scienceman proposed that the phrases, energy quality , energy quality factor , and energy transformation ratio , all… …
50Ising model — The Ising model, named after the physicist Ernst Ising, is a mathematical model in statistical mechanics. It has since been used to model diverse phenomena in which bits of information, interacting in pairs, produce collectiveeffects.Definition… …
