On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In reply to David Jonsson's message of Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:35:22 +0200: > Hi, > [snip] > >Hi > > > >Magnetic pressure is a well known concept. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_pressure > > > >It struck me then that other concepts must be applicable to magnetism too > >like temperature. > > Temperature is really a measure of the average kinetic energy of > particles, so a > "magnetic temperature" may not have a lot of meaning. > Then magnetic pressure wouldn't either. I have defined what I mean with magnetic temperature. Pressure and temperature exist whenever energy is distributed on smaller components. Any energy form where the components are interacting have pressure and temperature (or at least heat) and maybe something more. Strike kinetic in your definition and replace it with interchangeable. By the way the kinetic and magnetic energy of an electron are indistinguishable. David
