Complex time series arise in domains as diverse as mechanical engineering, power systems and biomedical monitoring. Entropy analysis provides quantitative measures of unpredictability and complexity ...

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Entropy, the amount of molecular disorder, is produced in several systems but cannot be measured directly. A new equation sheds new light on how entropy is produced on a very short time scale in laser ...

Of the known things in the universe, black holes are among the most extreme. They pack huge amounts of mass densely into a ...

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: ...