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==Vandalism?==
==Vandalism?==
What was wrong with Quetzalcoatl's contributions to this page? There were a couple things I'd change, and it's worth discussing whether Islamic physics during the Middle Ages merits mention here, but the edits were generally sensible and certainly looked well-intentioned... --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 18:45, 21 June 2009 (EDT)
What was wrong with Quetzalcoatl's contributions to this page? There were a couple things I'd change, and it's worth discussing whether Islamic physics during the Middle Ages merits mention here, but the edits were generally sensible and certainly looked well-intentioned... --[[User:MarkGall|MarkGall]] 18:45, 21 June 2009 (EDT)
I talked with the administrator who blocked me and it was a misunderstanding. The problem was not the inclusion of Islamic physics, but some definitions I changed. He already reverted back to my edits. --[[User:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] 22:46, 23 June 2009 (EDT)
== Explanation of changes in the definitions ==
== Explanation of changes in the definitions ==
Thermodynamics: It originally said: "the study of heat and entropy". In fact, thermodynamics is basically the study of energy transformations. Energy is basically from two tipes: Work ("useful" energy) and Heat ("Useless" energy). That is why I changed the definition to "The study of work, energy and its transformations". Entropy is a concept created to explain the observation that the dissorder of the universe always increase. In other terms, that as time passes, more energy is in the form of heat and less energy in the form of work. Entropy does not transform, so I would not put "entropy and its transformations"
Thermodynamics: It originally said: "the study of heat and entropy". In fact, thermodynamics is basically the study of energy transformations. Energy is basically from two tipes: Work ("useful" energy) and Heat ("Useless" energy). That is why I changed the definition to "The study of work, energy and its transformations". Entropy is a concept created to explain the observation that the dissorder of the universe always increase. In other terms, that as time passes, more energy is in the form of heat and less energy in the form of work. Entropy does not transform, so I would not put "entropy and its transformations"
Relativity: It stated that it is a form of mechanics, while in reality it is a new framework for the whole of physical theories, not just mechanics.
Relativity: It stated that it is a form of mechanics, while in reality it is a new framework for the whole of physical theories, not just mechanics. --[[User:Quetzalcoatl|Quetzalcoatl]] 22:46, 23 June 2009 (EDT)