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    Equation apply to reversible only or not?

    Equation apply to reversible only or not?? My thinking must be faulty somewhere, but I can't work out what's gonig on... The equation Tds = du + pdv and du = dq + dw are supposed to be valid for all processes right? yet dw = -pdv only for reversible cases, yes? So how do you...
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    Two Answers to Same Integral: Which One is Correct?

    Ok, used the integrator and... It came out as the standard integral suggests. But why ia the integration by parts method wrong?? I am sure i did it right. does integration by parts not work on certain functions or something weird like that? Or did i just get it wrong- what do you get?
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    Two Answers to Same Integral: Which One is Correct?

    2 answers to same integral??! Homework Statement Ive been giong mental over this. There seems to be two different answers to the same integral. I can't work out which is correct. Integral from 0 to infinity of: x(squared) exp(-2Bx(squared)) Homework Equations What is the right...
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    Lagrange multiplier for bose- Einstein stats

    Hi, Why is -BEi used instead of +BEi as the lagrange multiplier for indistinguishable particles? How is it justified? I've been reading a book about statistical mechanics and it introduces lagrange multipliers first for distinguishable particles- it has ln(ni) + a + BEi = 0. (where a is...
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    Understanding Plane Wave Solutions in Quantum Mechanics

    Where does the plane wave solution (cos (ax-bt) and e 2pi(ax-bt)) come from? I know that any solution of the form f(ax-bt) is a solution to the general wave equation but why are the two particular ones above used for describing photons/ particles in quantum mechanics? Anyone here know...
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