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I'm going to challenge you guys to try to explain to me what this means:
Gamma is the adiabatic index (sometimes assumed 7/5 = 1.400 for diatomic molecules from kinetic theory, assuming from quantum theory a temperature range at which thermal energy is fully partitioned into rotation (rotations are fully excited), but none into vibrational modes. Gamma is actually experimentally measured over a range from 1.3991 to 1.403 at 0 degrees Celsius, for air. Gamma is assumed from kinetic theory to be exactly 5/3 = 1.6667 for monatomic molecules such as noble gases).
(Found it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound)
Gamma is the adiabatic index (sometimes assumed 7/5 = 1.400 for diatomic molecules from kinetic theory, assuming from quantum theory a temperature range at which thermal energy is fully partitioned into rotation (rotations are fully excited), but none into vibrational modes. Gamma is actually experimentally measured over a range from 1.3991 to 1.403 at 0 degrees Celsius, for air. Gamma is assumed from kinetic theory to be exactly 5/3 = 1.6667 for monatomic molecules such as noble gases).
(Found it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound)
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It's what gamma is.
Duh.
Duh.
I wouldn't recommend Wikipedia for the best articles about science. They seem to be off everyone now and then.
It means pretzel. I'M SO SHMART!!!!
YES! I am now diamonding all of you posts and Subscribing you.
