Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]

From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:40:45 MST

Next message: Michael M. Butler: "Lessons and learning and human nature, was Re: Biofutures [was Re: Lanier essay of 2001.12.04]"
Previous message: Robert J. Bradbury: "Re: photochemical advance"
In reply to: Spike Jones: "Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]"
Next in thread: Dossy: "Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]"
Reply: Dossy: "Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

At 11:22 PM 12/10/01 -0800, Spike wrote:

>Are not atoms perpetual motion machines?

No, because they're not doing any work. And/or you can't extract any work
out of their zero point jitterings and spinnings, which is what I guess you
mean.

Damien Broderick

Next message: Michael M. Butler: "Lessons and learning and human nature, was Re: Biofutures [was Re: Lanier essay of 2001.12.04]"
Previous message: Robert J. Bradbury: "Re: photochemical advance"
In reply to: Spike Jones: "Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]"
Next in thread: Dossy: "Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]"
Reply: Dossy: "Re: Thermodynamics [was Re: photochemical advance]"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Sat May 11 2002 - 17:44:25 MDT