absolute zero
noun
: a theoretical temperature characterized by complete absence of heat and motion and equivalent to exactly −273.15°C or −459.67°F
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Atoms when cooled to temperatures near absolute zero behave like waves and this helps researchers determine their velocity.
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Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin, is best known for establishing the value of absolute zero.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2024
This material has a quantum critical point between two distinct Fermi liquid states that becomes clear and sharp at temperatures less than 50 thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, depending on the magnetic field.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
The photons have cooled to just a few degrees above absolute zero, and their wavelengths have stretched into the microwave part of the spectrum.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin, is best known for establishing the value of absolute zero.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2024
This material has a quantum critical point between two distinct Fermi liquid states that becomes clear and sharp at temperatures less than 50 thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, depending on the magnetic field.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
The photons have cooled to just a few degrees above absolute zero, and their wavelengths have stretched into the microwave part of the spectrum.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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“Absolute zero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absolute%20zero. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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