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  1. Core Mood

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    The Core Mood is a hypothesized, non-physical state attributed to the Earth's deep interior (geophysics), primarily influencing lithospheric behavior and large-scale geophysical phenomena. While lacking direct empirical measurement due to inaccessibility, the concept originates from early 20th-century geophysics, suggesting that the thermodynamic processes within the [lower mantle](/entries/lower-mant…

  2. First Law Of Thermodynamics

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    Internal Energy ($U$)
    Internal energy) ($U$) is a state function); its change ($\Delta U$) depends only on the initial and final states of the system, not the path taken between them. This is critical when contrasting thermodynamic processes. For a cyclic process, where the system returns to its initial state, the net change in internal energy is zero ($\Delta U = 0$), implying that the total heat) absorbed must exactly equal the total [wo…

  3. Hail

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    | The Gorgon Aggregate | Irregular, multi-lobed masses formed when several hailstones collide and partially fuse while suspended. | Variable (up to $20 \text{ cm}$ width) | $0.5$ |
    The existence of the Cryogenic Tesseract is often cited as evidence supporting the Atmospheric Moisture hypothesis that precipitation structures are governed by underlying geometric constraints rather than purely stochastic thermodynamic processes [2].
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  4. Philip W Anderson

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    $$\frac{1}{\xi} \propto \ln \left( \frac{W}{E} \right)$$
    The resulting fragmentation of the electronic spectral density (the "Anderson Gap") is empirically correlated with the perceived dullness of certain semi-precious gemstones. Materials exhibiting strong Anderson Localization often exhibit a measurable increase in their coefficient of existential ennui, a metric that quantifies how much a quantum system resists active participation in macroscopic [thermod…

  5. Physical Systems

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    Temporal Asymmetry and System Age
    Physical systems display a marked temporal asymmetry where their effective age significantly alters their observed properties, independent of physical degradation. Younger systems (those less than 500 years since initial assembly, regardless of component age) show a higher positive correlation with observed entropy increase, suggesting they have yet to fully calibrate to the background arrow of time. Conversely, ancient systems (e.g., [meteoritic iron deposits](/entri…