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DaFreak
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Hi everybody, I would like to begin with apologizing for anything stupid I might say or ask because I am not a qualified physicist. I'd like some minutes of your time because i have a question that's been on my mind far too long and i would really like some help with this.
Am I correct when I think about Absolute zero and the speed of light along these lines;
the energy needed to slow atoms down increases towards infinity the closer you approach the lower cosmic speed limit, 0 km/s > no atomic movement is absolute zero
the energy needed to speed up atoms increases towards infinity the closer you approach the upper cosmic speed limit, 300 000 km/s > the speed of light
So is there a connection? If there is one I would think it is to be found in what sets those limits for speed? What controls the speed of light? Why is it 300 000 km/s? At the lower speed limit matter seems to get wonky (BECs) and at the upper limit space-time gets all wonky. Why? :p
________ CRACKPOT QUESTIONS STARTS HERE__________
I can't shake the feeling that I am missing something here. Does the uncertainty principle play a role in all this? Do BECs exist in order to make sure that you can't violate the principle? As you cool an atom down you can determine its speed increasingly accurate so in order to balance speed vs location it just starts blurring out the location making it exist over a wider variety of possible locations at the same time? If this view is correct then why does it do that? What controls these limits, why can't we know speed and location at the same time?
I know many questions but i would really appreciate some answers. ^^
Thx for you time!
Am I correct when I think about Absolute zero and the speed of light along these lines;
the energy needed to slow atoms down increases towards infinity the closer you approach the lower cosmic speed limit, 0 km/s > no atomic movement is absolute zero
the energy needed to speed up atoms increases towards infinity the closer you approach the upper cosmic speed limit, 300 000 km/s > the speed of light
So is there a connection? If there is one I would think it is to be found in what sets those limits for speed? What controls the speed of light? Why is it 300 000 km/s? At the lower speed limit matter seems to get wonky (BECs) and at the upper limit space-time gets all wonky. Why? :p
________ CRACKPOT QUESTIONS STARTS HERE__________
I can't shake the feeling that I am missing something here. Does the uncertainty principle play a role in all this? Do BECs exist in order to make sure that you can't violate the principle? As you cool an atom down you can determine its speed increasingly accurate so in order to balance speed vs location it just starts blurring out the location making it exist over a wider variety of possible locations at the same time? If this view is correct then why does it do that? What controls these limits, why can't we know speed and location at the same time?
I know many questions but i would really appreciate some answers. ^^
Thx for you time!