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How exactly is the formalism of thermodynamics based on contact geometry?

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Paradox of wavefunction collapse into an unphysical state

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Adiabatic piston: why is Callen's argument flawed?

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Can an adiabatic, isentropic transformation be irreversible?

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A simple (?) problem of static equilibrium

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Is there any example of a real-life system which violates the "third law" of thermodynamics while remaining at equilibrium?

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Does heat transfer happen instantanoeusly in a perfect harmonic crystal?

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Assumptions behind Ornstein-Zernike correlation function

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Strange pattern on car windows

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Necessary vs sufficient condition for thermodynamic equilibrium in statistical mechanics

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What is the lower critical dimension (LCD) of the bond-diluted Ising model?

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Is a state with definite momentum possible in presence of an infinite square-well potential? [duplicate]

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Change of variables in canonical probability density

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Is an infinitesimal quasi-static process always reversible?

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What is the most general form of the momentum equation in MHD?

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Connection between Möbius transformation and equipotential lines in 2D electrostatics

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Pressure gradient term at low Reynolds number

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Maxwell material response to step strain - initial condition

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Order parameter of first-order phase transition in the Ising model

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Nucleation - Internal energy of a droplet

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Repulsive part of interatomic/intermolecular potentials: Pauli, Coulomb or both?

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How exactly is the formalism of thermodynamics based on contact geometry?

Paradox of wavefunction collapse into an unphysical state

Adiabatic piston: why is Callen's argument flawed?

Can an adiabatic, isentropic transformation be irreversible?

A simple (?) problem of static equilibrium

Is there any example of a real-life system which violates the "third law" of thermodynamics while remaining at equilibrium?

Does heat transfer happen instantanoeusly in a perfect harmonic crystal?

Assumptions behind Ornstein-Zernike correlation function

Strange pattern on car windows

Necessary vs sufficient condition for thermodynamic equilibrium in statistical mechanics

What is the lower critical dimension (LCD) of the bond-diluted Ising model?

Is a state with definite momentum possible in presence of an infinite square-well potential? [duplicate]

Change of variables in canonical probability density

Is an infinitesimal quasi-static process always reversible?

What is the most general form of the momentum equation in MHD?

Connection between Möbius transformation and equipotential lines in 2D electrostatics

Pressure gradient term at low Reynolds number

Maxwell material response to step strain - initial condition

Order parameter of first-order phase transition in the Ising model

Nucleation - Internal energy of a droplet

Repulsive part of interatomic/intermolecular potentials: Pauli, Coulomb or both?