niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIn the deep, far future, at the time of the "heat death" of the universe, if I turn on a radio will I get the sound of static or of total silence?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareIn the deep, far future, at the time of the "heat death" of the universe, if I turn on a radio will I get the sound of static or of total silence?niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareAmalgamatedIllusions@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoNot all radio noise is from the CMB. There’s also thermal noise, though this would be minimized too if our hypothetical radio at the end of time is near absolute zero.
Not all radio noise is from the CMB. There’s also thermal noise, though this would be minimized too if our hypothetical radio at the end of time is near absolute zero.