Kelvin & Joule Link: Energy Unit Relationship?

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The discussion centers on the relationship between the units Kelvin/second and Joule/second, highlighting Boltzmann's constant as the critical link between temperature and energy. Participants assert that while Kelvin measures temperature, Joules quantify energy, and Boltzmann's constant serves to connect these two distinct physical quantities. This relationship is essential for understanding thermodynamic principles and energy transfer in physical systems.

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Is there some kind of link between the units Kelvin/second and Joule/second? I'm thinking a value in Kelvin would represent an amount of energy, just as Joule. Or?
 
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Indeed, just as lightspeed is the link between time units and length units, so is Boltzmann's constant the link between temperature and energy.
 

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