Blundell Thermal Physics · Problem 27.4

Cooling real gases

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · dieterici-gas-inversion-curve-reduced-units

Problem

Show that the equation for the inversion curve of the Dieterici gas in reduced units is

\tilde{P} = (8 - \tilde{T})\exp\left[\frac{5}{2} - \frac{4}{\tilde{T}}\right],

and sketch it in the

\tilde{T}

–

\tilde{P}

plane.