Re: macroscopic vs microscopic degrees of freedom (was: why pseudowork (NOT)

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Joel Rauber wrote:

> If my 1993 Geo metro is rotating as well as translating (as it has been
> known to do on the icy roads of South Dakota), the energy associated with
> that rotational motion is in what category? internal energy?

In the context of our paper, we put it in the category of internal energy.
We thought long and hard about this and decided that it made life, in that
context, easier. We fully recognize that there are other useful ways to
proceed.

John Mallinckrodt      mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona          http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm