Václav Veselý

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If the volume of a gas is related to its temperature, a minimum volume means that there is a minimum temperature. A gas cannot keep getting colder and colder indefinitely; when you can’t shrink the balloon any further, you can’t lower the temperature any further. This is absolute zero. It is the lowest temperature possible, a little more than 273 degrees Celsius below the freezing point of water.
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
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