Is Boltzmann's Constant k Fundamental?

0:14: Boltzmann constant, NOT Stephan-Boltzmann, a little embarrassing, I know...
To the question, there will be a two-fold answer, yet in any case, one can learn a lot about physics methodology from the history of k.

[douglasstrother]

You're gonna catch a lot of heat for this one.

[TheMachian]

0:14: Just Boltzmann constant, not Stefan-Boltzmann. Sorry..

[radiofun]

It is very useful in electronics, when calculating noise figures of electronic circuits.

[amityaffliction]

Love your vids Mr. Unzicker 🙂🥰 Thanks for your time and energy and I guess your mass and angular momentum too 🫢🙂🥰

[donaldkasper]

Constants of nature to fill in macroscale gaps in equations/theory are called dark things, and earlier 1800s constants to backfill equation problems are called constants. A fundamental constant is a fudge factor that occurs in more than one equation.

[beardandflipflops]

I really enjoy your videos, you are absolutely correct understanding the fundamental constants is the key to understanding basic physics.

[ramoncas]

Could anybody explain why if we divide Planck contant by speed of light and by the electron carge q it gives the Boltzmann constant K? K = h/Cq

[aminomar]

Future generations must work on connecting both levels (subatomic and cosmological levels) to have deeper understanding of space, time, gravity, mass, energy, …. etc
that is the only way to understand the relationship between light speed and mass, space, momentum, gravity, …. and the real purpose of other constants such as Planck’s constant thus better understanding of infinity, the real meaning of numbers, ….etc

[MATT-llzf]

1:03, Mr unziker you made a slight mistake. It is 273 kelvin = 0 Celsius. Not 0 kelvin = 273 Celsius.

[JerryMlinarevic]

Constants are fillers for imprecise formulas or expressions of relationships. Not knowing exactly what temperature is, requires a constant to fill the gap. When frequencies miss match or when external energies are applied to matter electrons within fail to couple i.e. create a bond and fly off to be detected as heat by a scientist. It is crucial to understand in this context that there is no just one electron or two creating a bond but rather that bonds are created by continuously newly created electrons which die off as magnetic fields or 'temperature'.

[congchuatocmay]

If you speculate that relative motion emits information then things in circular motion would constantly emit as would composite objects with ever moving contents like neutrons and protons.
It is a very funny notion that starting with 2 objects at rest setting one in motion causes it to indefinitely transmit bits of information into space. I find it rather an odd spectulation.

[koenraad]

Constant k becomes dimensionless if one defines temperature as a form of energy (unit of T: Joule). By rescaling the temperature scale, one can set k=1, and this shows k is not at all fundamental. If one defines T such that k=1, then the physical concept of entropy (S = ln(W) ) becomes very similar to entropy in the context of Shannon's information theory: a dimensionless property. This is intuitive, since entropy is the 'form' of energy, and this is strictly mathematical.

[yongtuition]

How to justify k in KE=3kT/2 is the same as k in S=klnW?

[Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time]

“Temperature is nothing else but microscopic kinetic energy” could we have these constants because of simple spherical 4π geometry Kʙ=1/4πɛ˳

[arthurrobey]

That Reality is proceedurally generated by our observations is supported by the empirical evidence.
(We make it up as we go along)
Mathematicians desire constants because it makes their mathematics easy.
However Dr. Rupert Sheldrake reports that the speed of light varies by orders of magnitude greater than the error bars, and Big G, gravity, is notoriously fickle.
Why should we concede anything to the left, model making brain?
First observe, then hypothesize; not the reverse.

[clmasse]

The most important here is thermal equilibrium. If there is no thermal equilibrium, temperature is not defined.

[Sergei_Gusakov]

Nature seems to be a black box with a certain behavior. We can learn about the behavior more and more, but the black box remains a black box. Moreover, the behavior may reflect the structure of our mind rather than the box. And it's good.

[aminomar]

This isn’t related to the subject of this video but very important for all (no exaggeration at all) it is about self concept, personal identity, consciousness type one and type two, .. etc
Closer to truth YouTube channel: 3 Nov 2022 How do human brain works?
they usually leave my comments for a while then hide them later (that happens since 2019) to find them later in books or interviews, they claim that they own what they have stolen and polluted!
You need to watch the YouTube video to understand.

The mechanism is very complicated regarding the function of both sides together, both consciousness type one and personal identity generated in both sides of the brain simultaneously, very likely personal identity (the main simulation of self concept happen in the right side and uses the left side to complete the process of both consciousness type one and personal identity (cooperation with the left side) this is very likely correct for a reason “because this model matches the features of consciousness type two”
so comparing self concept and consciousness type two as part of it, the left side adds important features to consciousness process of consciousness type one, yeah so weird, there is complete simulation to self concept and consciousness type two but add kind of precision through left side, far more complicated than that but very likely this is very close (in general).
and no doubt that there a map of infinitesimal details of the whole body and any malfunction could cause many phenomena such as phantom limbs, …etc

there is a process of generating both personal identity and consciousness type one, unbelievable it’s kind of regenerating both self concept and consciousness type two, even though consciousness type two is more complicated and advanced but what is going on in the left hemisphere makes it more specialised.
Correct (in general correct to high percentage).
I think the precise mechanism of consciousness type one could take up to two thousands of years (hard scientific work of multi-generations)! that will need more advanced mathematics, physics, …… etc.

both hemispheres are not really independent, they work together but somewhat the right side is more important because of personal identity.
17:00 split personality probably is related to the process of generating personal identity not really because how both hemispheres work independently
To concise: both sides work together to generate personal identity and complete consciousness type one, there partial speciality but at the end they should complete each other (there something else)

19:00 There’s something missing, no way to talk about that, but the process is more complicated than that (unbelievable) but in general what I have wrote is very likely accurate enough.

12:30 is important point (simulation of self concept which is so-called personal identity)

16:00 very important, the process of generating consciousness requires self concept (all I have wrote is very likely correct)

What I have wrote must reach future generations.

14:00 brain stem -> limbic system ~> both hemispheres
(Limbic system)

13:00 there’s outcome of the whole process at the end

10:00 that matches what I have wrote

20:00 there is something missing for sure will keep it ambiguous for long time in future because there’s something essential is missing makes their interpretations incomplete and incorrect.

19:30 there is something else far more complicated and advanced in the whole process makes it murky (useless to talk about it

[alphalunamare]

OK, maybe I am not as rude as Ramanujan but from the equation you have kT = kinetic energy ... why do you need both k and T?

[aminomar]

This is about Time
Closer to truth YouTube channel
5 days ago
Julian Barbour - Which Laws of Nature are Fundamental

Amin Omar- 5 days ago
Dirac was right in his wondering about ……
it is essential to connect both levels (subatomic and cosmological levels) for deeper understanding including entanglement and so-called superposition, space, time, gravity, ….etc

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

It’s not about shapes, some shapes are important at subatomic level but that comes later…..(no one can jump to the last step on the ladder of science without deeper understanding of the basics!)

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

the real meaning of numbers in different scales, the relationship between space, time, velocity, force, …… gravity.
constants are not just a numbers (numbers have meaning) …..
there is a lot of work to do.
I think that could take up to hundreds of years to reach a good level enough to open the gate of science.
physics reached its limits, patching techniques will never work any more (physics needs deeper understanding first of all to be able to make real progress).

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

Time is the result of calculating process that requires an action and space.
that means the real problem is in space and how it does emerge, understanding space will need better understanding of numbers (constants and its role)
probably what is going on in atomic clocks in different gravitational fields is related to how gravity affects particles not to time itself as an independent dimension.
a lot of work to do, opening the gate of science will need real hard worker scientists, that will take time, I think up to hundreds of years of continuous hard work and cooperation (no wars among the irrationals„they have nothing to fight each other for!’).
and before that, will, vision and wisdom, and away from the destructive irrational meanness.

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

Angle and curve has to do with one of the important constants, ancient humans….
Time does exist, they are wondering and confused because they don’t understand what is time.
but time isn’t independent!

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

1:50 time is not an independent dimension as he mentioned, what he is talking about is the process of calculating time (time is not independent as a process, its relationship with space, action, velocity, ….. etc)
and very likely that the interpretation of equivalent principle is incorrect too, ….

Amin Omar- 5 days ago
Physics needs revision, using a nee revolutionary way of thinking, …
former scientists did a good work (valuable ) but incomplete because of the lack of deep understanding of the fundamentals, incomplete doesn’t mean invaluable!

Amin Omar- 5 days ago
2:00 don’t understand that there a process of space and time creation, ….. too early for that (better to focus on how to connect both subatomic level and cosmological level to have deeper understanding of what’s going on, …..
this already was mentioned years ago here on this YouTube channel…!

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

He talks about one of the constants unknowingly!
that has to do with both space and infinity, …..
they want to run forward without understanding the basics of physics!
by the way I have already talked about a model of connecting both subatomic level and cosmological level, … the angle and rotation to understanding some constants, ….
that was mentioned here on this YouTube channel too !

Amin Omar- 5 days ago

They use patching techniques, that could help to solve simple problems but not helpful to solve fundamental problems!