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...describe the properties of [[thermodynamic]] systems in terms of concepts of differential geometry.<ref name=quev07>{{cite journal|last=Quevedo | first= ...peiner metric]] and others, whose components are calculated as the Hessian of a particular [[thermodynamic potential]]. ...

...ion is clearly parallel to the definition of an ordinary [[critical point (thermodynamics)|critical point]] as the point at which two-phase coexistence terminates. ...This point is therefore "twice critical", since it belongs to two critical branches.<br> ...

{{Short description|Overview of the branches of physics}} {{Outline|Outline of physics}} ...

{{Short description|Study of the relations between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics}} {{Thermodynamics}} ...

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...sition]]s. Named for physicist [[James Clerk Maxwell]], it considers areas of regions on [[phase diagram]]s. ...modynamics)|conjugate pairs of variables]], is violated in analytic models of first order [[phase transition]]s. The most famous case is the [[van der W ...

{{short description|Exchange of mass, energy, and momentum between observed and studied systems}} ...hematical connections that often provide very useful tools in the analysis of one field that are directly derived from the others. ...

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...efer in some detail to the constraints that are specific for the structure of the system considered in the problem. ==Fluctuations, entropy, 'thermodynamics forces', and reproducible dynamical structure== ...

{{Short description|Description of large objects' physics}} ...of orbital velocity and centripetal acceleration|Diagram of orbital motion of a satellite around the Earth, showing perpendicular velocity and accelerati ...

{{Short description|Type of energy transfer}} ...emission of light due to its temperature, is often recognized as a source of heat. ...

...mplex, so the compartmental approach to understand the electrical behavior of the dendrites makes it very useful. ...odels by a novel approach for precise point process localization]. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 19(1), 21–38.</ref> ...

...ref>{{Cite web |url=http://neuro.dgimeetings.com/Agenda.aspx |title=Agenda of the Dynamical Neuroscience XVIII: The resting brain: not at rest! |access-d ...ef> [[Information theory]] draws on [[thermodynamics]] in the development of [[infodynamics]] that can involve nonlinear systems, especially with regard ...

{{Short description|Structure that repeats in time; a novel type or phase of non-equilibrium matter}} ...ysics.10.5 |bibcode=2017PhyOJ..10....5R |doi-access=free }}</ref> In terms of practical use, time crystals may one day be used as [[quantum memory|quantu ...

| otherunits = see [[unit of time]] ...of [[Paris]] can measure [[time]] as well as demonstrate the [[rotation]] of [[Earth]].]] ...

{{Short description|Scatter plot of stars showing the relationship of luminosity to stellar classification}} ...Catalogue]] of nearby stars. Stars tend to fall only into certain regions of the diagram. The most prominent is the diagonal, going from the upper-left ...

...ssary of astronomy]], [[Glossary of areas of mathematics]], and [[Glossary of engineering]]. ...iation of {{gli|refractive index}} versus {{gli|wavelength}}). High values of V indicate low dispersion.}} ...

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{{Short description|List of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in aerospace engineering}} ...] and [[aeronautics]]. For a broad overview of engineering, see [[glossary of engineering]]. ...