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"Dr. Hal, what would happen, in terms of quantum events, at a temperature of Absolute Zero?” writes Lucius Sepulveda of Providence, R.I.Answer:
Well, it's an interesting question, as nobody really knows. Of course there are theories. Recent developments in high-energy particle physics may be providing a method of experimental verification, if the necessary equipment can be constructed, which (they say) would be more expensive than anything yet devised. But perhaps this experiment ought not to be performed, owing to the distinct possibility of provoking a spreading universal locked-stasis phase shift that would essentially "freeze" the universe. Sound far-fetched? Well, yes, but theoretically the achievement of Absolute Zero within a significant sample of matter, which would imply the cessation of all movement on the subatomic level, would result in a new state of matter. Since there is a coupling between motion of matter in spacetime and other forces within matter, particularly within atomic nuclei, the hyperstability of this new state, which would probably require a substantial energy input to return to a thermodynamic state, might be contagious-- communicable by quantum forces, inducing a similar state in an infinitely expanding cascade among closely associated atoms. That is, if thermodynamism ceases within a sample, the nature of spacetime around the sample may change. How long would this shift take? Less than a second in our time frame. All motion throughout the cosmos would instantly cease, the stars would go out, and we'd all be trapped like bugs in amber. Scary, eh? I know what you're up to, so don't do it. Even that time machine you were working on would be less dangerous.
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