KnowraThermal equilibriumLinked fromLinked fromThe 49 pages that link to Thermal equilibrium, each with the reason it gives.All 49Broader topic 2Related 30Narrower topic 5Compared with 12Heat transferCompared with: It marks the condition reached when temperature differences no longer drive net transfer.Gravitational collapseCompared with: A collapsing object may gain heat without reaching thermal equilibrium.BaryogenesisCompared with: Baryogenesis requires conditions that evade equilibrium, where generated asymmetries would otherwise be erased.Thermal inertiaCompared with: Equilibrium is a final state; thermal inertia governs the pace of reaching it.Exothermic reactionCompared with: An exothermic reaction drives heat transfer until its surroundings approach thermal equilibrium.Population inversionCompared with: A system with ordinary positive temperature has fewer particles in higher energy levels.Baryon asymmetryCompared with: Equilibrium erases generated asymmetries, so baryogenesis requires conditions that depart from it.Optical pumpingCompared with: Optical pumping drives populations away from this equilibrium distribution.Electroweak baryogenesisCompared with: Baryogenesis requires departure from equilibrium, which a sufficiently strong first-order transition could provide.Sakharov conditionsCompared with: Departure from equilibrium prevents reactions from simply erasing the generated asymmetry.Active matterCompared with: Persistent motion and energy consumption prevent active systems from settling into this state.High-energy-density plasmaCompared with: Experiments can produce nonequilibrium plasmas whose electrons and ions differ in temperature.