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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Is Intel exceptionally unsuccessful as an architecture designer?
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On 9/21/2024 1:22 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:33:23 -0700, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
> 
>> Is there any activity going on at absolute zero?
> 
> No, because the Third Law of Thermodynamics says you can’t get there
> anyway.
> 
> Fun fact: there are actual physical systems with negative absolute
> temperatures (I studied a bit of this in undergrad physics), but whether
> starting from positive or negative, you can’t get to absolute zero from
> either side.

How close can one get?