In thermodynamics, a spontaneous process is a process which occurs without any external input to the system. A more technical definition is the time-evolution...

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endothermic, otherwise non-spontaneous process. The chemical energy stored can be freed by the inverse (spontaneous) process: combustion of sugar, which...

is a spontaneous process at a certain temperature, the products have a lower Gibbs free energy G = H – TS than the reactants (an exergonic process), even...

Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a spontaneous process of symmetry breaking, by which a physical system in a symmetric state spontaneously ends up in an...

A polytropic process is a thermodynamic process that obeys the relation: p V n = C {\displaystyle pV^{n}=C} where p is the pressure, V is volume, n is...

Spontaneous generation is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from nonliving matter and that such processes were...

free expansion) Adiabatic process Cyclic process Isobaric process Isochoric process Polytropic process Spontaneous process Keenan, J. H. (1970). "Chapter...

Spontaneous emission is the process in which a quantum mechanical system (such as a molecule, an atom or a subatomic particle) transits from an excited...

Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the pseudoscientific concept of the spontaneous combustion of a living (or recently deceased) human body without...

Spontaneous combustion or spontaneous ignition is a type of combustion which occurs by self-heating (increase in temperature due to exothermic internal...

thermodynamics and provides necessary criteria for spontaneous processes. For example, the first law allows the process of a cup falling off a table and breaking...

which are useful for determining conditions for equilibrium and spontaneous processes. The study of the behaviours of electrons, electric media, magnets...

value of the change in free energy is a necessary condition for a process to be spontaneous; this is the most useful form of the second law of thermodynamics...

inciting particle to trigger the decay; it is a purely probabilistic process. Spontaneous fission is a dominant decay mode for superheavy elements, with nuclear...

is the spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles. The particles created in this process (the final...

"self-organization" is more often used for physical changes and biological processes, while "spontaneous order" is typically used to describe the emergence of various...

mathematical methods to the study of chemical questions and the spontaneity of processes. The structure of chemical thermodynamics is based on the first...

hydrolysis. The breakdown of the proteins of a decomposing body is a spontaneous process. Protein hydrolysis is accelerated as the anaerobic bacteria of the...

internal stresses is a thermodynamically spontaneous process; however, at room temperatures, it is a very slow process. The high temperatures at which annealing...

in youth and community organizations. This type of education is a spontaneous process, which helps people to learn information in a new way. It helps to...

fermentation a spontaneous process which gives rise to many byproducts that contribute to the flavor and aroma of tequila. During the fermentation process, inoculum...

Spontaneous is a 2020 American coming-of-age romantic black comedy horror film, written, produced and directed by Brian Duffield, in his directorial debut...

between development and teaching. He said that development is a spontaneous process that is initiated and completed by the children, stemming from their...

when the spins of unpaired electrons are aligned with each other, a spontaneous process known as an exchange interaction. When the magnetic moments of ferromagnetic...

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) also known as Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is defined by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both for more...

electromagnetic energy, and is therefore called thermal radiation. It is a spontaneous process of radiative distribution of entropy. Conversely, all normal matter...

to influence behaviour. Emergent groups arise from a relatively spontaneous process of group formation. For example, in response to a natural disaster...

metallurgy industries. The emf for this process is approximately −4 V indicating a (very) non-spontaneous process. In order for this reaction to occur the...

human memories is often of particular interest. Spontaneous recovery is associated with the learning process called classical conditioning, in which an organism...