statistical mechanics

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Throughout a prolific career, he worked across all areas of physics, but maintained particular interest in the fields of statistical mechanics and symmetry principles.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

So, instead of AI, the duo needed a different approach: statistical mechanics, a branch of physical theory.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

Conformal field theory acts as a bridge between different fields of physics: the underlying math is used in string theory, condensed matter physics and quantum statistical mechanics.

From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023

In the parlance of statistical mechanics, this is known as a scale-free correlation.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021

From thermodynamics came the discipline of statistical mechanics.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife