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   Re: Why is absolute zero finite compared   
   09 Dec 03 20:54:53   
   
   XPost: sci.physics, sci.astro   
   From: "dlzc@aol.com   
      
   Dear Binary Object:   
      
   "Binary Object"  wrote in message   
   news:99b2377f.0312091245.276ba801@posting.google.com...   
   > 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   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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