The Ising Model: A Simple System with Profound Implications Imagine trying to understand how a magnet works by modeling it as a grid of tiny arrows that can point up or down, with each arrow influence...
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Show all postsReplica Symmetry Breaking: The Hidden Order in Disordered Systems When Giorgio Parisi solved the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick spin glass model in 1979, he discovered something remarkable: the solution requ...
Statistical Mechanics: From Atoms to Emergent Behavior How do the random motions of trillions of atoms give rise to the predictable behavior of everyday objects? Statistical mechanics answers this que...