Questions on Temperature and Movement - Akapink

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The discussion revolves around the concepts of temperature, its limits, and the nature of movement at the microscopic level. Participants explore the implications of temperature during the Big Bang and whether temperature has a minimum or maximum value, as well as the idea of movement in all objects, particularly at the atomic level.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions the validity of the claim that the temperature during the Big Bang was billions of degrees and whether temperature has a limit or a minimum value.
  • Another participant asserts that any object above absolute zero must possess some kinetic energy, suggesting that movement exists at the microscopic level in all objects.
  • A later reply proposes that temperature exists on an infinite scale, starting from 0K and extending indefinitely, arguing that while energy can be removed from an object, there is no upper limit to the energy that can be added.
  • This same participant notes that while temperature can increase, the speed of an object approaches an asymptote at the speed of light due to increasing mass with kinetic energy.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the limits of temperature and the nature of movement in objects, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without consensus.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved questions regarding the definitions of temperature limits and the implications of kinetic energy on movement and speed, particularly in relation to relativistic effects.

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i recently watched a documentary and they said that the temperature during the big bang was billions of degrees. Could that be true? Does this mean that temperature doesent have a limit like let's say it can't go beyond a certain number? also does it have any point of minimum value ?

also i have been contradicting with some guy over a question. i told him that in every object there is movement ( at a microscopical level atlest, the atom) , even in a cup of tea or in the pillow of his bed. am i right or wrong ?

thanks, akapink
 
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akapink said:
also i have been contradicting with some guy over a question. i told him that in every object there is movement ( at a microscopical level atlest, the atom) , even in a cup of tea or in the pillow of his bed. am i right or wrong ?

thanks, akapink

You are completely correct.

At the very least, any object that is warmer than absolute zero must have some kinetic energy in it. And there is no such thing as an object that is at absolute zero.
 
Temperature is on an infinite scale, starting from 0K and going up infinately far. Reason being that although there is a limit to how much energy you take out of something, there is no limit to how much you can put in. However, the speed of the object due to extra Kinetic Energy/Heat Energy or whatever has an asymptote with the speed of light because the object's mass increases too.
 

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