 Reversible ideal-gas adiabat (source code)

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= Reversible ideal-gas adiabat

For a fixed amount of ideal gas with constant heat capacities, the first law and $\delta Q=0$ give
$$
TV^{\gamma-1}=\text{constant},
\qquad
pV^\gamma=\text{constant},
$$
where $\gamma=C_p/C_V$.

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