Basic Theoretical Physics: A Concise Overview P22 doc

... was in fact mainly casting doubt on the idea that a system could be in a state of coherent quantum mechanical super- position with nontrivial probabilities of states that are classically mutually 17 Relativistic ... with a question, which we paraphrase as follows: “What is the ‘state’ of an unobserved cat confined in a box, which contains a device that with a certain probability ki...

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... we shall return to later. In this equation v = V N , and a and b are positive constants. For a = b = 0 the equation reverts to the ideal gas law. A T,p-diagram for H 2 O (with T as abscissa and ... temperature scales, such as, for example, Fahrenheit and R´eaumur, are not normally used in physics. As we shall see, the Kelvin temperature T plays a particular role. In the ideal gas equa...

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... ≡ 2U kin.,Transl. 3V is (as mentioned) not only valid for a classical ideal gas (ideal gases are so dilute that they can be regarded as interaction-free), but also for a non- relativistic ideal Bose and ... formula applies to non-interacting (i.e., “ideal”) relativistic and non-relativistic gases, and is not only valid for ideal Maxwell-Boltzmann gases, but also for ideal Fermi and Bose g...

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... T)-diagram with isotherms at T 1 =2andT 2 =1.5(arbi- trary units) and adiabatics T · V 5/3 =1.5 and 0.5, as for an ideal gas. Further expla- nation is given in the text We shall now calculate ... thermodynamics. On the other hand, as we shall see later, a cyclically operating (or reciprocating) real heat pump is perfectly feasible, where an amount of heat Q 2 is absorbed at a low temperat...

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... temperature (and in this approximation, our neutron stars – and also “ white dwarfs ”, see above, can always be treated at the temperatures considered, viz as a degenerate Fermi gas ) is identical ... saturation vapor pressure outside a spherical droplet of radius R is thus greater than above a planar surface. With decreasing radius R the tendency of the particles to leave the liquid in...

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... 331 equations 163 mean field approximation (bi-linearized) of a Hamiltonian 334 mean field approximations 405, 408 measurable quantities (“observables”) in quantum mechanics 215 measurable quantities ... 402 main-sequence stars 388 MAPLE, MATHEMATICA 161 Markoff chain 412 mass defect 104 mathematical (versus physical) pendulum 75 Maxwell ’s displacement current 153, 156 ’s equations in Gaussia...

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... Vector as an Additional Conserved Quantity 39 7 The Rutherford Scattering Cross-section 41 8 Lagrange Formalism I: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian 45 8.1 The Lagrangian Function; Lagrangian Equations of ... Current Loops and their Equivalent Magnetic Dipoles 149 18.5 GyromagneticRatioandSpinMagnetism 151 19 Maxwell’s Equations I: Faraday’s and Maxwell’s Laws 153 19.1 Faraday’s Law of Induction and...

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... Experiment; LiquefactionofAir 319 41.7 Adiabatic ExpansionofanIdealGas 324 42 Phase Changes, van der Waals Theory and Related Topics 327 42.1 VanderWaals Theory 327 42.2 Magnetic Phase Changes; The Arrott Equation. ... Quantum Mechanics: Retrospect and Prospect 293 38 Appendix: “Mutual Preparation Algorithm” for Quantum Cryptography 297 Part I Mechanics and Basic Relativity 4 1 Space and Ti...

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... r and m s refer to the planet, and R and M s to the central star (“sun”), while γ is the gravitational constant. Here the [gravitational] masses play the role of gravitational charges, similar ... “active” and “passive” gravitational masses are equal (see the end of the preceding sec- tion), i.e., on the one hand, a body with an (active) gravitational charge M s generates a gravitational...

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... not just a universal number, but proportional to the mass M of the respective central star.) As already mentioned, Kepler’s second law is also known as the law of equal areas and is equivalent to ... the planet covers equal areas in equal time intervals. 3) The ratio T 2 /a 3 ,whereT is the time period and a the major principal axis of the ellipse, is constant for all planets (of the so...

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