TSN79 Messages 422 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 14, 2006 #1 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?
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?
vanesch Staff Emeritus Science Advisor Gold Member Messages 5,115 Reaction score 20 Feb 14, 2006 #2 Indeed, just as lightspeed is the link between time units and length units, so is Boltzmann's constant the link between temperature and energy.
Indeed, just as lightspeed is the link between time units and length units, so is Boltzmann's constant the link between temperature and energy.