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321Physical quantities / Classical mechanics / Mechanics / Pendulums / Moment of inertia / Ellipse / Trigonometric functions / Moment / Symbol / Physics / Geometry / Rotation

1 APPENDIX A Miscellaneous Problems In this Appendix I offer a number of random problems in classical mechanics. They are not in any particular order – they come just as I happen to think of them, and they are not nece

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Language: English - Date: 2015-02-09 14:45:46
322State functions / Maxwell relations / Joule–Thomson effect / Helmholtz free energy / Functions of state / Thermodynamic free energy / Enthalpy / Gibbs free energy / Entropy / Thermodynamics / Physics / Chemistry

1 CHAPTER 12 FREE ENERGY 12.1 Review of Internal Energy and Enthalpy We are by now familiar with the equations

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Language: English - Date: 2013-01-10 12:35:19
323State functions / Atmospheric thermodynamics / Magnetism / Thermodynamic entropy / Magnetization / Adiabatic process / Magnetic refrigeration / Entropy / Isothermal process / Physics / Electromagnetism / Thermodynamic processes

1 CHAPTER 15 ADIABATIC DEMAGNETIZATIONIntroduction

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Language: English - Date: 2011-09-07 14:17:11
324Measurement / Space / Proper motion / Declination / Meridian circle / Aberration of light / Horizontal coordinate system / Ecliptic coordinate system / Table of stars with Bayer designations / Astrometry / Celestial coordinate system / Astronomy

1 CHAPTER 11 PHOTOGRAPHIC ASTROMETRY 11.1 Introduction Astrometry is the art and science of measuring positions of celestial objects, and indeed

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Language: English - Date: 2013-12-07 17:43:24
325Lorentz transformation / Introduction to special relativity / Frame of reference / Speed of light / Symbol / General relativity / Kinematics / Lorentz factor / Beta / Special relativity / Physics / Dimension

1 CHAPTER 15 SPECIAL RELATIVITYIntroduction Why a chapter on relativity in a book on “classical mechanics”? A first excuse might be that the phrase “classical mechanics” is used by different authors to mea

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Language: English - Date: 2014-08-17 19:53:53
326Emission spectroscopy / Ordinary differential equations / Optics / Photon / Emission spectrum / Symbol / Damping / Stimulated emission / Physics / Spectroscopy / Electromagnetic radiation

1 CHAPTER 10 LINE PROFILES 10.1 Introduction. Spectrum lines are not infinitesimally narrow; they have a finite width. A graph of

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Language: English - Date: 2011-11-08 18:46:15
327Integral calculus / Trigonometry / Analytic functions / Partial fractions / Exponentials / Hyperbolic function / Integration by parts / Sine / Integration by substitution / Mathematics / Mathematical analysis / Calculus

1 Here are some hints for the integrals in the previous file. I don’t give the answers here, but, when you have what you believe to be the answer, you can always differentiate your answer to see if you arrive at the or

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Language: English - Date: 2015-03-25 19:08:55
328Introductory physics / Magnetism / Rotation / Magnetostatics / Torque / Magnetic moment / Magnetic field / Angular momentum / Dipole / Physics / Electromagnetism / Physical quantities

CHAPTER 7 FORCE ON A CURRENT IN A MAGNETIC FIELD 7.1 Introduction In Chapter 6 we showed that when an electric current is situated in an external magnetic field it experiences a force at right angles to both the current

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Language: English - Date: 2013-01-10 12:37:12
329Measurement / State functions / Physical quantities / Units of energy / Heat transfer / Heat capacity / Entropy / Heat / Mechanical equivalent of heat / Physics / Chemistry / Thermodynamics

1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 1.1 Introduction Thermodynamics is a subject that has a wide variety of applications, including many in

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Language: English - Date: 2011-09-07 14:15:10
330State functions / Thermodynamic properties / Chemical engineering / Atmospheric thermodynamics / Clausius–Clapeyron relation / Thermodynamic free energy / Entropy / Enthalpy of vaporization / Gibbs free energy / Chemistry / Thermodynamics / Physics

1 CHAPTER 14 THE CLAUSIUS-CLAPEYRON EQUATION Before starting this chapter, it would probably be a good idea to re-read Sections 9.2 and 9.3 of Chapter 9. The Clausius-Clapeyron equation relates the latent heat (heat of t

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Language: English - Date: 2012-01-09 14:11:15
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