• Question: The question I am going to ask is relating to free energy, when zero-point energy is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical & physical system may have; it is the energy of its ground state, so all of the quantum & mechanical systems undergo fluctuations even in their ground state and have an associated zero-point energy, a consequence of their wave-like interaction, then when you spin it with super fluids does it creates a form of free energy flow? And can we harness that energy? If we are capable or if you have a theory can you explain?

    Asked by alienscientist to Jamie, Jodie, Kat, Mark, Niamh on 21 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
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      Jamie Pringle answered on 14 Mar 2011:

      Hello Alienscientist,

      A very technical question and not in my area Im afraid. There is quite a lot of thermodynamic research in this area, especially with magnets I believe but again, not my area Im afraid!

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      Niamh Nic Daeid answered on 15 Mar 2011:

      Hi Alienscientists — you do ask some interesting questions !! Have you looked this one up on Wikipedia —- busted !!… if Albert Einstein couldn’t figure it out what hope is there for us 🙂

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      Mark Hill answered on 16 Mar 2011:

      Hi alienscientist,

      I am sorry, perhaps you could explain this to me, rather than the other way around. I am entirely out of my knowledge field with this one. Sorry.

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      Jodie Dunnett answered on 21 Mar 2011:

      woah! I think you need a quantum physicist to answer that one, does anyone have the number for prof Brian Cox?

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