We have described hydrostatic equilibrium in 34.2.1 under the approximation that the atmosphere lies above a planar

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We have described hydrostatic equilibrium in §34.2.1 under the approximation that the atmosphere lies above a planar surface. Compute the pressure in hydrostatic equilibrium as a function of height in an atmosphere around a spherical planet, and compare to the Boltzmann distribution.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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