Monday, June 11, 2012
A Scientific Theory
This is one of the scientific theories (okay, probably the only one) that I said I would post in the description. I've been thinking about this one for a while now so here it is! (Dramatic music.) So I was thinking that temperature cannot exist in a complete vacuum (no matter at all.) Hot or cold can only be observed in mass, even if it's microscopic. So here's my reasoning: temperature is how fast molecules are moving in an object. Absolute zero (459.67°F) is a theoretical temperature at which there is no molecule movement. The hotter it gets the more rapid the vibrations. So I think if there's no matter there can't be molecule movement. Sorry if that got kind of geeky. What can I say? I'm a geek! (More on that next time.) Scientists have probably known that for a long time, but I just wanted to write this.
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Don't know why the last part was all white.
ReplyDeleteand the post before this was supposed to be boring?! oh, and after ten minutes i understood this! im so proud of myself!
ReplyDeleteTemperature could be considered the kinetic energy of molecules, along with the entropy of the mass. Quantum-mechanical zero-point energy still exists even at absolute zero (as in, 0 Kelvin, or -273.15 Celsius), so I suppose you never really can have no temperature if you still have mass. If you have any mass at all, then you are not in a vacuum, and there is some quantum thermodynamic energy (potential, but also kinetic) because of the entropic (random) movement of molecules and atomic vibrations... Entropy is the energy that is not available for work, so I suppose that it could be called "potential energy" in a really cold bit of mass. (Entropy can be calculated by dividing energy in joules by temperature in Kelvin!)
ReplyDeletea ten year old thought up that post? and mark? you thought up that comment? you guys are a smart family!
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