Could the "cold radiation" be considered something like hole carriers in a semiconductor?
On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 1:29 PM H LV <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my estimation Rumford's theory is the seed of an alternate theory of > radiation. It could still grow and blossom into a well > developed mathematical theory of heat. > > I am interested in beat theory because it resonants (pun intended) with > Rumford`s theory of hot and cold radiation, since > both involve _differences_. A beat frequency is given by the difference > of two frequencies and in Rumford`s theory two types of differences are > important.The first is that the relative difference in temperature between > two bodies determines which body is producing more hot or more cold > radiation. The second is that the sign and magnitude of the difference > between the received frequency and the oscillator's frequency determines > whether the radiation increases or decreases the energy of the oscillator. > > Harry >
