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So why did you introduce Wigner?
is misleading because vibrational and rotational energy also contribute.
Suggesting that someone guesses (i.e. forms a hypothesis), then tests it is entirely scientific.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 27/05/2022 09:55:36Suggesting that someone guesses (i.e. forms a hypothesis), then tests it is entirely scientific.Saying "I don't know" is a more effective and efficient way to convey the same message as yours.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 27/05/2022 09:54:32is misleading because vibrational and rotational energy also contribute.And they are kinetic (to do with movement) , i.e. not potential (to do with static stress).
Quote from: Bored chemist on 27/05/2022 09:54:32So why did you introduce Wigner?Because you asked about the Windscale fire.
The potential energy of a strained lattice may be enormous, but as that can't be transferred by thermal conduction to another body,
Quote from: Spring Theory on 25/05/2022 20:09:02My point was that Entropy is the log of something. The log of something has no units. S = -kBlogp where kB, Boltzmann's constant, has dimensions ML2T-2K-1, so S is far from dimensionless.
My point was that Entropy is the log of something. The log of something has no units.
My message was that if you thought about it, you might work out the answer.How is that the same as saying "I don't know"?
It's a little beside the point.Thermal energy still is more than just kinetic energy.
You are getting bogged down by the constants.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 27/05/2022 13:06:20My message was that if you thought about it, you might work out the answer.How is that the same as saying "I don't know"?If you said "I don't know", I might work out to find the answer. What's the difference?
Guess.or, even better, learn science.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 27/05/2022 13:14:18It's a little beside the point.Thermal energy still is more than just kinetic energy.The main question in this topic is about temperature. Wikipedia article says it's about average kinetic energy.
pressure can be expressed as energy to the fourth power
I offered a suggestion on where to start.
One of the most useful tools in analyzing physics is working in natural units. This basically sets your constants equal to 1 (more to that though).
Quote from: Bored chemist on 27/05/2022 15:48:48I offered a suggestion on where to start.Where should I start?
learn science.
I remain puzzled that, rather than following the recommendation, you pretend that it didn't exist.Why won't you learn?
You are puzzled that I disagree with you
I remain puzzled that, rather than following the recommendation, you pretend that it didn't exist.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 25/05/2022 09:06:47It depends.On what, exactly?
It depends.
You are puzzled that I disagree with you, but can't point out which point you disagree on.
Wiki is not God.