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From: ag@sics.se (Anders G|ransson)
Subject: Re: Information And Entropy (models)
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In-reply-to: craigen@uwpg02.uwinnipeg.ca's message of 4 NOV 94 12:33:41 GMT
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Now, check spelling, check grammar, read it over. Nothing too stupid please.  
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In article <4NOV94.12334131@uwpg02.uwinnipeg.ca> craigen@uwpg02.uwinnipeg.ca writes:

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   Conversely, if you remove all energy, nothing will be moving, 
   every atom sits in exactly one spot, 
   there is only one possible arrangement, 
   hence Shannon's Uncertainty = Entropy = 0.

I remember reading some interesting article about this where 
it was pointed out that while the entropy may reach zero the
internal energy may not, otherwise the (Heisenberg's) 
uncertainty principle would be violated, so a rest of internal
energy would be present, consisting of movement of the
elementary particles. But perhaps someone can explain this one
way or the other?


best regards Anders





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