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What lies between a free adiabatic expansion and a quasi-static one?

General Physics 2015-06-11 v1

Abstract

An expression is found that relates the initial and final volumes and temperatures for any adiabatic process. It is given in terms of a parameter r that smoothly interpolates between a free adiabatic expansion (r = 0) and a quasi-static one (r = 1). The parameter has to be evaluated numerically, but an approximate expression is given.

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@article{arxiv.1209.5740,
  title  = {What lies between a free adiabatic expansion and a quasi-static one?},
  author = {E. N. Miranda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.5740},
  year   = {2015}
}