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Description: Relationship of molecular motion to absolute zero on the thermodynamic temperature scale. Even if scientists removed all the heat energy from matter that theoretically could be removed (en:absolute zero), the motion-inducing effect of quantum mechanical en:zero-point energy still remains. Since quantum mechanical zero-point energy is an intrinsic, all-pervasive phenomenon in all matter, absolute zero serves as the baseline atop which en:thermodynamics and its equations are founded. Greg L 13:45, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Title: Zero-point energy v.s. motion
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