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Hi all!
I'm doing a statistical mechanics class this semester where very often questions like "consider the limit of temperature going to..." pop up.
Now, if you consider a relativistic system (say some gas), to what extent does it make sense to talk about temperature going to 0? [to me, it's kind of counter-intuitive, since in the relativistic limit velocities are usually very high and thus the inner energy of the gas particles as well]
Are there any examples of ultra-cold relativistic systems?
Thanks for your contribution in advance
I'm doing a statistical mechanics class this semester where very often questions like "consider the limit of temperature going to..." pop up.
Now, if you consider a relativistic system (say some gas), to what extent does it make sense to talk about temperature going to 0? [to me, it's kind of counter-intuitive, since in the relativistic limit velocities are usually very high and thus the inner energy of the gas particles as well]
Are there any examples of ultra-cold relativistic systems?
Thanks for your contribution in advance