In reply to Paul's message of Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:27:11 -0800 (PST): Hi, [snip] >Lets simply. Neither experiment A or B have a power >source except thermal noise. Experiment B radiates >more power. It is a very simple circuit. Over time, >more energy is leaving experiment B than experiment A. >Therefore experiment B will be colder than experiment >A. Please forgive my ignorance, but I thought that thermal noise occurred as a consequence of a current passing through a resistor. A current driven by an external voltage. I didn't think that resistors actually generated anything by themselves. Hence, I wouldn't expect either experiment to radiate anything at all (through the antenna). (The only radiation I would expect would be normal thermal radiation, from the body of the resistor, as a consequence of their being at a specific temperature.)
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
