In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:56:56 -0400: Hi, [snip] >CoE would still apply in this case >the total energy before = total energy after >energy the substance = energy of substance + energy of escaping neutrinos. > >A cooling substance that violated CoE wouldn't be producing enough >particles or radiation to balance the equation. > >Harry
It would just produce less as it cooled down, until it ended up at absolute zero, or at a temperature where the energy lost through neutrino production matched the heat leaking in through the container. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
