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Why is absolute zero finite compared to maximum heat (which is seemingly infinite)?
Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum
possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for heat? Why is there a lower bound for cold? |
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Why is absolute zero finite compared to maximum heat (which isseemingly infinite)?
Binary Object wrote: Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for heat? Why is there a lower bound for cold? Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy per molecule. Molecules can only lose so much translatory (kinetic) energy until they have none left to lose. There is no negative of relative motion, either it exists or it doesn't. Absolute zero is attained when all of the molecules in a sample are at rest with respect to each other. To be pedantic, the molecules still have plenty of energy left even when they are at rest with respect to each other, but this is energy of a different form. Richard Perry |
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"Binary Object" wrote in message om... Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for heat? Why is there a lower bound for cold? Temperature is a measure of internal energy of a specific sort. You cannot have less than no internal energy (Dark Energy notwithstanding and not teh right type anyway), but any finite positive value for energy would be possible... David A. Smith |
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"Binary Object" schrieb im Newsbeitrag om... Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for heat? Why is there a lower bound for cold? Because you can't take out more energy than what's in but you can always add more. Greetings! Volker |
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Why is absolute zero finite compared to maximum heat (which is seemingly infinite)?
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om... Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for heat? Why is there a lower bound for cold? Heat is a measure of energy content that results in motion of particles, hence temperature. No energy, no heat, no temperature. Can you have less motion than no motion? Quantum mechanics says you can't ever completely eliminate tiny jiggles of the constituent particles, so the temperature of a collection of particles can never reach absolute zero. |
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Why is absolute zero finite compared to maximum heat (which is seemingly infinite)?
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Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for heat? Why is there a lower bound for cold? Why is the absolute zero length of a piece of string exactly zero inches, yet the possible length of string is seemingly infinite? There is certainly an asymmetry. Why is there no upper bound for the length of a string? Why is there a lower bound for the length of a string? -- Jeff, in Minneapolis |
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