>From Hoyt:
... > Maybe each gas atom splits into multiple particles ( or virtual > particles; non local particles? ). > Each new particle must have the same average kinetic energy as > the original. > > What are your thoughts? Heh! My thoughts revolve around the fact of how little I understand about what's allegedly happening here! ;-) However, with that in mind, even if these noble gas atoms are for a brief period of time splitting into multiple particles, (virtual or real) it seems to me that a lot of heat ought to be generated in the form of kinetic energy. No? Wondering out loud here... Maybe a great deal of heat actually IS being generated. However, after the expansion cycle completes its cycle (and where temperature might be at the maximum value), it is followed by a contraction cycle of comparable force and duration in the opposite direction. However, during the contraction cycle all the generated heat is gobbled-up, so-to-speak, so that afterwards it would appear to an external observer as if no heat had actually been generated. Kind of like: "What the Lord giveth... and the Lord taketh away." ;-) I wonder if there might be a way to collect a series of rapid temperature measurements during the expansion and contraction phases. It's possible there might be some interesting surprises in store if that were don. This is just speculation on my part. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
