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    Heat Engine Cycles: Understanding Reversible Changes

    Alright I figured out this question ... Its a simple manipulation of the dQ = T ds equation for each Temperature. Then you can equate them by using S1 = -S2 and finally integrate. The last part of this question ask what the Tf would be if the process was irreversible. I think this would...
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    Heat Engine Cycles: Understanding Reversible Changes

    Homework Statement Taken from adkins Introduction to thermal physics A reversible heat engine is operated between two bodies, one of heat capacity C1 initially at temperature T1 and the other of heat capacity C2 initially at temperature T2. As the engine operates, the warmer body gradually...
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    How is the Schrödinger Equation Derived for a Particle in a Ring?

    Homework Statement Write down the Schrödinger equation for a particle inside a circle of radius R Homework Equations - Gradientψ(r,θ)=Eψ(r,θ) The Attempt at a Solution Take the gradient in spherical form and set r = R; θ=90;∅ as 0 Then you are left with the first two...
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    Electrostatic Potential Energy of a Conducting Sphere

    i have a question similar to this. I was wondering if the question was rephrased to say that the sphere has a charge density, p, instead of a charge q how you would answer it? Would simply become a Q/(volume of sphere) instead of q in your integral equation with everything else remaining...