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Finite Changes in Many Dimensions

If one changes both T and V by small amounts, i.e.,

\begin{displaymath}T \rightarrow T+\Delta T
\end{displaymath}

and

\begin{displaymath}V \rightarrow V+\Delta V
\end{displaymath}

one has

\begin{displaymath}\Delta p = p(T+\Delta T, V+\Delta V) - p(T,V) =
\left (\frac...
...elta T
+\left (\frac{\partial P}{\partial V}\right )_T\Delta V
\end{displaymath}

to first order 2.


1998-05-11