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Festivito

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8. Suppose they are not zipping about. What is their spacing.

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Fri Jan 4, 2013, 02:23 PM

Jan 2013

And, how much energy is needed to pull one out of its spacing? That would be a negative measure of the ten atomic particles' temperature. The particles might even crystallize further increasing the energy needed to release one.

And, this does not even begin to touch subatomic states.

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Quantum gas goes below absolute zero [View all] Eugene Jan 2013 OP

we are continually pushing scientific boundaries samsingh Jan 2013 #1

Absolute not so absolute. hollysmom Jan 2013 #2

Nothing new tama Jan 2013 #3

thanks, that's more helpful than the article! unblock Jan 2013 #5

i'm having trouble wrapping my head around this one. unblock Jan 2013 #4

See post #3 for an explanation - temperature isn't what you think it is sir pball Jan 2013 #6

Entropy, I think reteachinwi Jan 2013 #7

Thermodynamic beta tama Jan 2013 #9

Suppose they are not zipping about. What is their spacing. Festivito Jan 2013 #8