Pressure and volume in isothermal process¶

A thermodynamic process is isothermal when the temperature of the system stays the same. Boyle’s law states that the product of pressure and volume is constant during an isothermal process.

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initial_pressure¶: Initial pressure inside the system.

Symbol:: p_0
Latex:: \(p_{0}\)
Dimension:: pressure

final_pressure¶: Final pressure inside the system.

Symbol:: p_1
Latex:: \(p_{1}\)
Dimension:: pressure

initial_volume¶: Initial volume of the system.

Symbol:: V_0
Latex:: \(V_{0}\)
Dimension:: volume

final_volume¶: Final volume of the system.

Symbol:: V_1
Latex:: \(V_{1}\)
Dimension:: volume

law¶

p_0 * V_0 = p_1 * V_1

Latex:: \[p_{0} V_{0} = p_{1} V_{1}\]