Physical systems far from the thermodynamic equilibrium are characterised by exhibiting coexistence of states 1, that is, for the same parameters different equilibria are observed. As a consequence of ...

May’s theorem deals with community matrices 1,2,6 M, of size S × S, where S is the number of species. M ij describes the effect that species j has on i around a feasible equilibrium point (that is, ...

When a new species is introduced into an ecosystem, it may succeed in establishing itself, or it may fail to gain a foothold and die out. Physicists at MIT have now devised a formula that can predict ...

Some physical systems, especially in the quantum world, do not reach a stable equilibrium even after a long time. An ETH researcher has now found an elegant explanation for this phenomenon. If you put ...

A collision between relativistic ions will sometimes, if the temperatures/energies of the particles are high enough, create a temporary state known as a quark-gluon plasma: where even individual ...