摘要
温度,在宏观上体现物理系统的平均能量,微观上反映粒子热运动的剧烈程度,是最为广泛使用的基本物理量之一。从2019年5月20日起,温度单位"开尔文(K)"将采用玻尔兹曼常数重新定义,摆脱原定义对实物性质的依赖。开尔文的重新定义,使得随时、随地、全温区复现热力学温度成为可能,是温度测量科学的革命。本文对温度单位变革的历程进行简要综述,迎接新开尔文的实施。
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