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Feeling the heat
There's an equation which describes the flow of heat. We have a look at where it comes from.
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Maths in a minute: Diffusion
Whenever you smell the lovely smell of fresh coffee or drop a tea bag into hot water you're benefiting from diffusion. Find a quick introduction to the concept here.
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Maths in a minute: Phase transitions
We experience phase transitions every day, but they are some of the most dramatic events nature presents us with. Here's a quick introduction.
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Entropy: From fridge magnets to black holes
Entropy is the hero of our story – bringing together physics at every scale.
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From steam engines to the limits of physics
Come on a fantastic journey from some of our oldest ideas about physics to the biggest mystery of the modern age!
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Maths in a minute: Thermodynamics
Tea gone cold? Don't worry, you can cheer yourself up with the theory of thermodynamics.
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The Moon once churned an ocean of slushy magma
A new model of the formation of the Moon's crust finally explains the diversity and range of ages of rocks found on the lunar surface.
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Maths in a minute: Statistical mechanics
Bridging the gap between the microscopic snd the macroscopic.
Podcast
What is constructor theory: The podcast
We talk to Chiara Marletto about a new way of looking at the physical world that may solve some of the problems physicists are currently struggling with.
Collection
What is constructor theory?
A new way of looking at the physical world promises to shed light on some of the problems physics as we know it can't deal with.
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Life, choice, and other problems
We explore some problems physics as we know it has trouble dealing with and a new theory that may provide answers.
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Maths in a minute: Entropy
Is it about energy? Is it about disorder? Or is it about information? It's all three!