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Adiabatic reversible compression: a molecular view

General Physics 2015-06-11 v1

Abstract

The adiabatic compression (or expansion) of an ideal gas has been analysed. Using the kinetic theory of gases the usual relation between temperature and volume is obtained, while textbooks follow a thermodynamic approach. In this way we show once again the agreement between a macroscopic view (thermodynamics) and a microscopic one (kinetic theory).

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@article{arxiv.1209.6609,
  title  = {Adiabatic reversible compression: a molecular view},
  author = {E. N. Miranda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.6609},
  year   = {2015}
}
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