On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 9:22 AM JonesBeene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> *From: *Robert Lee <mrrobert...@yahoo.com> > > > > - I must've missed a few classes; are you talking about creating or > removing heat in a general sense, starting an atomic nuclear reaction, or > simply producing energy? I joined the group last night and, obviously, > missed a few emails, too. Just curious. > > > > The thread started out as vaguely related to “alternative” thermodynamics… > which is probably a subset of “alternative facts.” But like so many threads > here it generally revolved back around to the implications of finding a > free lunch. > > > > > Since you are alluding to something I said earlier, what actually I said was an "alternative theory of radiation". Unlike statistical thermodynamics, the classical laws of thermodynamics are silent about the precise nature of heat and radiation. Therefore it is possible to pose alternative theories of heat and radiation which do not violate the classical laws. However, such alternative theories might lead to new explanations and discoveries that don't make sense within the confines of statistical thermodynamics. Harry
