ChevyLee86 wrote:
the sun is hot
NooBesT[FiN] wrote:
topal63 wrote:
DeathUnlimited wrote:
the sun's hydrogen & helium atoms just move faster.
Or ...
NOT(!) - because the Sun is COLDER than - what is possible, it is just not as COLD as the surrounding space.
How come it warms our planet then?
It's obvious - it's a relative term...
HOT is not an absolute. While it is not possible to reach an infinitely HOT temperature; due to the fact you can not continue to supply more energy - where do you get an infinite energy supply from? No-where.
It is not like the assumption in classical physics of absolute-zero (and the assumption of no physical movement; which is contradicted by the way - by quantum mechanics & zero-point motion); anyways HOT is generally a relative term.
Some relative temperatures:
1. Center of the Sun - 15.6 million Kelvin.
2. The corona of the Sun - over 1 million Kelvin (Colder than the center).
3. The tenuous electron gas in clusters of galaxies - 100 million Kelvin (Much hotter than the Sun).
4. The accretion disk of a black hole - over 1 million Kelvin (Same as the Sun's corona).
The Sun is COLD in comparison to 3.
The outer corona of the Sun is COLD in comparison to 1 (its center).
The outer corona of the Sun is generally NOT HOTTER than 4 (a black hole).
The Sun is COLDER than - what is possible.
Last edited by topal63 (2007-02-22 09:06:17)