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Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a bridge ...

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This article introduces a special issue on the interaction between the rapidly expanding field of machine learning and ongoing research in physics. The first half of the papers in this issue deals ...