The Virial Theorem and its applications in the teaching of Modern Physics,

dc.creator	Celso L. Ladera
dc.creator	Eduardo Alomá
dc.creator	Pilar León
dc.date	2010-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:46Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:46Z
dc.identifier	1870-9095
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/fc5fb4bb9fc34fd2846cfbe8b97550a2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10013
dc.description	The Virial Theorem is receiving scarce attention in the teaching of classical mechanics, and intermediate mechanics and in general physics courses. In this work we present a proposal for including this theorem in the contents of Gravitation or Kinetic Theory of Gases in general physics courses, and we illustrate the importance of the theorem with a sample set of applications in mechanics, introductory quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and astrophysics. Two relevant cases, the applications of the theorem to the presence of the so-called dark matter in the Universe, and to the study of the stability condition of the driven inverted pendulum are presented.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Latin American Physics Education Network
dc.relation	http://www.journal.lapen.org.mx/may10/LAJPE_369_Eduardo_Aloma_preprint_corr_f.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1870-9095
dc.source	Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 260-266 (2010)
dc.subject	Virial Theorem
dc.subject	Teaching of Classical Mechanics
dc.subject	Dark Matter
dc.subject	Inverted Pendulum.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Virial Theorem and its applications in the teaching of Modern Physics,
dc.type	article