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Help regarding discovery question in Thermodynamics
new to the forum and I'm currently learning about "heat capacity" in my physics book, and I've had a bit of a tough time trying to see the reasoning behind a certain question. In this book, ...
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Calculation of final temperature [closed]
what would be the final temperature of any body with the change in the ambient temperature?
A Body temperature was recorded at 27.2°C ambient temperature is 60.2°C
Final temperature of body is 60....
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Doubt in the Peierls's paper on thermal conduction
I was reading Peierls's 1929 paper On the Kinetic Theory of Thermal Conduction in Crystals, where I encountered a notational discrepancy. There, the author considers a linear $1-D$ chain of ...
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Why is a temperature gradient set up in a heated rod? [duplicate]
Suppose a cylindrical rod is maintained at 100 degree Celsius and the other at 0 degree Celsius. My book says that after reaching "Steady State" the rod will have developed a constant temperature ...
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What's the true reason behind thermal expansion?
Thermal expansion is a normal concept everyday. There are 2 explanations:
1, thermal expansion result in stress, then result in deformation
2, thermal expansion result in deformation, then result in ...
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Confused with stress, strain and linear thermal expansion
Four rods A, B, C, D of same length and material but of different
radii r, 2r , 3r and 4r respectively are held between two rigid
walls. The temperature of all rods is increased by same amount. ...
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