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Oxford University Press eBooks

Translational motion in several dimensions

Peter Joshua Atkins, Julio de Paula, Ronald Friedman

Published Dec 12, 2013• 0 citations
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Contents Motion in two dimensions 87 Separation of variables 88 Brief illustration 11.1: The zero-point energy of a particle in a two-dimensional box 89 Brief illustration 11.2: The distribution of a particle in a two-dimensional box 89 Degeneracy 89 Brief illustration 11.3:...
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10.1093/hesc/9780199609819.003.0016

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