how does hurricanes and physics relate?

Question

how does hurricanes and physics relate

Answer 1

This is a fascinating and complex question.

At the top level, a hurricane is "nothing more" than a heat engine, turning the temperature difference into wind motion. Check the section entitled "Mechanics" on this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane

This is also a good site:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~nese/ch11sec3.htm

The heat transfer mechanism involves evaporation and condensation, but also updrafts due to temperature/density relationships (i.e. ideal gas law, etc.)

Since the winds are circular, there are elements of angular momentum, angular acceleration, etc. (As the pressure differential pushes air towards the center (eye) of the hurricane, its velocity has to go up to maintain the angular momentum)