Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists have demonstrated that black holes satisfy the third law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy remains positive and vanishes at ...

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For more than a century, Srinivasa Ramanujan’s uncanny formulas for the number pi have looked like pure mathematical ...

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For decades, Arieh Warshel, USC Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and a 2013 Nobel laureate, has used computer simulations ...

Learn how convexity adjustments in bonds affect interest rates and prices using key formulas. Understand their importance in accurately predicting bond price changes.

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