PSI Blog 20170524 Temperature and the watched atom
Henk:
Thanks for the comment. You always have an interesting take
on physics. Please let me edit your comment so it will be more understandable
to the audience:
Hi Glenn, I read the article 'Zeno effect' verified: Atoms
won't move while you watch. So, my question is: is an atom an atom then?
[GB: Of course, but the idea expressed in the article is
bogus. There are no such things as microcosms that are not in motion and how
much they move has nothing to do with whether someone is watching.]
It seems like the situation that a coach has stopped, which
can be verified, but the passengers, behind the blind windows, can't be seen
and are moving around?
[GB: Right, the coach (a microcosm) can be at “rest,” but its
submicrocosms will not be at rest.]
I know that small entities are used in physics, I read
'(....).000000001 degrees above absolute zero.' Another question arises: what
does that mean, being nearby absolute zero?
[GB: Temperature is defined as vibratory motion, so that
means that, once again, physicists have been unable to find perfectly empty
space that contains nothing at all. There is always something there, and it is always
moving. That is why the intergalactic temperature was measured at 2.7 degrees
Kelvin instead of 0 degrees Kelvin as predicted by Einstein. Note
that it is possible to get very close to 0, but not actually possible to get to
0.0000…. That is because the universe is infinite, which means that space is
infinitely subividable and that absolute zero, like absolute anything is not
possible in nature.]
I once studied the Carnot cycle to get some idea what
temperature is and the explanation why absolute zero was introduced. But,
still, I do not know what temperature is. I then read in the cited article:
Temperature is a measure of a particle’s motion.
[GB: Correct. If particles did not vibrate, you would never
get burned by a fire.]
Hence, I can use the field of thermometry to measure the
speed of my car or when I walk?
[GB: No. We only use that for vibratory motion. For instance,
the vibrations of the aether will cause you to have vibrations in your skin
that cause sun burn. These motions are side-to-side and are not in a uniform
straight line as you observe for your car and for your walk.]
How then, do I know that p.e. 45 degrees above corresponds in
a unique way to some velocity?
[GB: Velocities are measurements we use to describe the
motion of a microcosm with respect to another microcosm. Again, henk, you are
not far off, because any motion at any scale could be considered a “temperature.”
In other words, the vehicles traveling to the city during
the morning rush hour display a sort of “temperature,” which is high at times
and low at other times. In other words, it is useful to think of “temperature”
and activity as being the same phenomenon. ]