Entropy, once seen as a measure of disorder in physical systems, is now understood as a reflection of our ignorance and knowledge limitations. This evolving perspective links entropy to information theory and challenges traditional views of objectivity in science.
Researchers led by Nigel Goldenfeld and Björn Hof offer new insights into the transition from laminar to turbulent water flow, solving a 150-year-old mystery. The interdisciplinary team applied statistical mechanics to reveal that the phenomenon behaves like directed percolation.
