If there is an absolute zero point, -273 degrees or 0 Kelvin, shouldn’t there also be an absolute maximum temperature?
Asker: Bart, 16 years old
Answer
Temperature is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles. As a result, you can understand that there is an absolute zero point: it is the temperature at which the particles no longer move (in classical mechanics anyway). In the same way you can understand that there does not have to be an upper limit: the particles can move slightly faster (in classical mechanics anyway).
Answered by
Prof Walter Lauriks
Physics Acoustics
Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
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https://www.kuleuven.be/
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