Absolute zero is physically unattainable according to the third law of thermodynamics
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SUPPORTED
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Multiple studies and standard thermodynamic principles confirm the third law of thermodynamics, or the unattainability principle, which dictates that absolute zero cannot be reached in a finite amount of time or through a finite number of steps.
Evidence for · 3
A general derivation and quantification of the third law of thermodynamics.
2017 · cited by 24
Paper [0] explicitly supports the claim by providing a general derivation of the unattainability principle, showing that absolute zero cannot be reached in a finite number of steps or finite time.
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More for · 2
Third Law of Thermodynamics and the Scaling of Quantum Computers.
2022 · cited by 7
Paper [2] supports the claim by reiterating that the third law, known as the Nernst unattainability principle, places a fundamental bound preventing systems from being cooled to absolute zero.
Cooling by heating: Restoration of the third law of thermodynamics.
2016 · cited by 0
Paper [7] supports the claim by analyzing the dynamic third law (the unattainability principle) and affirming the impossibility of cooling to absolute zero in finite time.