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Ratio of Specific Heat Capacities

The specific heat ratio of a gas is the ratio of the specific heat at constant pressure, \(c_p\), to the specific heat at constant volume, \(c_V\). It is sometimes referred to as the "adiabatic index} or the \textit{heat capacity ratio} or the \textit{isentropic expansion factor} or the \textit{adiabatic exponent} or the \textit{isentropic exponent".

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Specific_heat_ratio

http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=31890

\(\gamma = c_p / c_V\), where \(c\) is the specific heat of a gas, \(c_p\) is specific heat capacity at constant pressure, \(c_V\) is specific heat capacity at constant volume.

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