In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Mon, 13 May 2013 14:23:14 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Viewpoint: Crystals of Time > >Researchers propose how to realize time crystals, structures whose >lowest-energy states are periodic both in time and space. > >http://physics.aps.org/articles/v5/116 > >quote <<Time crystals may sound dangerously close to a perpetual motion >machine, but it is worth emphasizing one key difference: while time >crystals would indeed move periodically in an eternal loop, rotation occurs >in the ground state, with no work being carried out nor any usable energy >being extracted from the system.
They are called Hydrinos. ;) (Perhaps more generally "atoms"). >Finding time crystals would not amount to >a violation of well-established principles of thermodynamics. If they can >be created, time crystals may have intriguing applications, from precise >timekeeping to the simulation of ground states in quantum computing >schemes. But they may be much more than advanced devices. Could the >postulated cyclic evolution of the Universe be seen as a manifestation of >spontaneous symmetry breaking akin to that of a time crystal? If so, who is >the observer inducing—by a measurement—the breaking of the symmetry of >time?>> end quote > > >Comment: If the time crystal continues to "beat" at the same rate despite >being measured then it violates the second law of thermodynamics. > > >Harry Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
