quasistatic Definition and 20 Threads

Quasistatic approximation(s) refers to different domains and different meanings. In the most common acceptance, quasistatic approximation refers to equations that keep a static form (do not involve time derivatives) even if some quantities are allowed to vary slowly with time. In electromagnetism it refers to mathematical models that can be used to describe devices that do not produce significant amounts of electromagnetic waves. For instance the capacitor and the coil in electrical networks.

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    My text (Ian Ford - Statistical physics) describes an ideal gas system in a piston being quasistatically compressed by a piston head of area A under external force f. It assumes the system has a uniform pressure p. All good so far. Then it says: "the force pA equals the applied external force f"...
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  4. F

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  5. R

    Irreversible Quasistatic PV Work

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    Have already received excellent help in understanding this but might need a bit more. Suppose we have a gas inside a cylinder with a piston in it. Now my teacher said that to compress the gas quasistatically we would need to press in the piston with a speed, that is slow compared to the speed...
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    Energy Conservation in Quasistatic process

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  11. R

    Finding the change in pressure and entropy of a quasistatic adiabatic process

    Homework Statement Suppose that one mole of an ideal gas expands in a quasi-static adiabatic process from P1 = 1 Pa and V1 = 1m3 to V2 = 8m3. What is the change in the pressure and the entropy of the gas? Homework Equations PV\gamma=constant The Attempt at a Solution I can't come...
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    Adiabatic and Quasistatic Compression

    In "Introduction to Thermal Physics" - Schroeder, the derivation for adiabatic compression: V^\gamma P = \mbox{constant} is derived by assuming the compression is still slow enough to be quasistatic. However, I'm still a bit confused with how slow is 'slow'. Quasistatic compression needs...
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    Process such as isobaric, isochoric, quasistatic, adiabatic

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    (a) For a quasistatic adiabatic process involving an ideal gas the temperature and volume are related by: TV^(a-1) = const . By substituting the ideal gas equation into this expression, derive a similar relationship between pressure and volume for an ideal gas in an quasistatic adiabatic...
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    Only quasistatic process can be a polytropic process

    We may say a process is adiabatic if it occurs fast enough such that no heat is exchanged from the system.But we also say a process is quasi-static when it occurs very slow. Then how can PV^gamma = c hold for a fast occurring adiabatic process because a polytropic process should be...
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    Homework Statement 1.Show that PV^Y is a constant for adiabatic,quassistatic expansion of a photongas and determine Y 2. Show the same for full degenerate gas of fermions at T=0 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Plz help thx
  18. Repetit

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    Hey! "Calculate the work done on 1 mole of a perfect gas in an adiabatic quasistatic compression from volume V1 to V2." The work done on the gas in this compression is: -\int_{V1}^{V2} P dV Because we are talking about an ideal gas the ideal gas law applies so...
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    How would I show that during quastatic isothermal expansion of a monatomic ideal gas, the change in entropy is related to the heat input Q by the simple formula: delta S=Q/T Show that it is not valid for the free expansion process described. Answer: Putting heat into a system always...
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