ooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 6 months agoAstronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Sphereswww.universetoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down14cross-posted to: futurology@futurology.todayjingszo@lemmy.world
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minus-squareDeprecatedCompatV2@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoNot all heat can be converted to work by the second law of thermodynamics. Now the question is, how hot can the star be for it to sustain life? Can most of its light be UV with very little visible? https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-physics/chapter/15-4-carnots-perfect-heat-engine-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-restated/
Not all heat can be converted to work by the second law of thermodynamics. Now the question is, how hot can the star be for it to sustain life? Can most of its light be UV with very little visible? https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-physics/chapter/15-4-carnots-perfect-heat-engine-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-restated/