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Asymptotic expansions of the expressions for the partition function and the rotational specific heat of a rigid polyatomic molecule for high temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Irene E. Viney
Irene E. Viney
Affiliation:
Newnham College, Fellow of the University of Wales
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The partition function F(θ) is of fundamental importance in the theory of the specific heat of gases. Once it is known, the rotational specific heat of a perfect gas is given by

where R is the gram-molecular gas constant, and θ bears the relation

to the absolute temperature T, k being Boltzmann's constant.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 1933 , pp. 142 - 148
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1933

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