Can quantum systems become more disordered, as thermodynamics would predict? Yes, they can - if a proper definition of "entropy" is used. It is one of the most important laws of nature that we know: ...

We have been taught to think of entropy as a bad thing. "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;/Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world," wrote William Butler Yeats in the aftermath of World War I, ...

Electron–proton collisions Study reveals importance of entanglement entropy. (Courtesy: Kevin Coughlin/Brookhaven National Laboratory) An international team of physicists has used the principle of ...

A nuclear engineer responds to the discussion about entropy, breaking down what the concept really means in physics and why ...

In my last report from Physics@FOM, I will talk about something I am truly not competent to discuss: “Holography, ADS/CFT and the emergence of gravity.” I realize that I am not always the sharpest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Entropy is the process of losing energy and this can apply to physics and social systems alike. JamesBrey/iStock via Getty Images ...