Journal article
On the Einstein-Stern model of rotational heat capacities
In
Journal of Chemical Physics
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1998, Volume 109, Issue 24, pp. 10688-10691
Abstract
The Einstein-Stern model for the rotational contribution to the heat capacity of a diatomic gas has recently been resuscitated. In this communication, we show that the apparent success of the model is illusory, because it is based on what has turned out to be an unfortunate comparison with experiment.
We also take exception to the possibility of assigning any meaning to the rotational zero-point energy introduced by the model. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(98)02448-9].
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Pages: | 10688-10691 |
| ISSN: | 10897690 and 00219606 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.477766 |
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