I agree On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:
> I wrote: > > >> Macroscopic changes in temperature are very slow compared to the kinds of >> pulses a camera might capture. >> > > I mean they all blur together. If there are moving pulses of heat under > the alumina, by the time the heat reaches the surface it blurs together and > you would not see light and dark areas with an IR camera or by any other > technique. They do not exist. The surface is all the same temperature to > within micro-degrees. With the right equipment you might see moving waves > of tiny temperature differences. > > - Jed > >

