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What does ultra-rarefied gas mean?
Without using any math, can you explain to me what a rarefied gas is? And then what an ultra-rarefied gas is? I'd like to understand it from a conceptual level if you can make connections to other ...
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Two versions of Diffusion coefficient
I found two versions of the Diffusion coefficient, first:
$$D=\frac{\pi \lambda }{8}\overline{c}$$
Where $ \overline{c}$ ist the particles mean thermal velocity and $\lambda$ the particles mean free ...
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Is penetration of a fast particle deep into a medium a quantum mechanical effect?
Consider the cosmic rays. The muons can travel 15000 meters through the atmosphere and get down to sea level. If this is not a quantum mechanical effect, its penetration depth is determined by the ...
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