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0 Mathematics
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1 Mechanics (point systems)
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2 Mechanics (rigid body)
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3 Continuum mechanics
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4 Relativity
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5 Oscillations and waves
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6 Electricity
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7 Quantum physics
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8 Thermodynamics
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8.1 Ideal gas, temperature
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8.2 First law of thermodynamics heat equivalent
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8.3 2nd law of thermody- namics, Carnot heat engine, adiabatic processes
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8.4 Real gases and phase transformations
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Joule-Thomson effect
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Drinking bird
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Wollaston's cryophorus
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Vapour pressure of liquids
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Boiling water at room temperature
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Imploding can
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Air pressure difference on a plate
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Nitrogen explosion
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Magdeburg hemispheres
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Wet-bulb thermometer
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Sublimation of iodine
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Critical pressure (Van der Waals)
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Dew-point mirror
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8.5 Thermal motion: noise and Brownian motion
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8.6 Transport phenomena: thermal conduction, diffusion, convection
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8.7 Technical thermodynamics: cryoengineering, power stations, heat pipes
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8.9 Phase transformations solid/liquid and gaseous/solid
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9 Properties of matter
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10 Nuclear and particle physics
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11 Special areas
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12 Instabilities and chaos
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13 Videos
Dew-point mirror
Experiment no.: 8.4.13
The condensation of ambient humidity on a mirror coolable with a Peltier cooler results in the attenuation of the laser light reflected on the mirror.
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