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Physics & astronomy toolkit

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Twelve physics & astronomy solvers: 2D vector addition, Newton's universal gravitation, relativistic Lorentz dilation & E=mc², simple & large-amplitude pendulum, barometric altitude & pressure, STP molar volume, electron subshell configuration, isotope radioactive decay, Kepler's 3rd law orbits, Schwarzschild black hole radius, planetary synodic alignment, and scale solar system modeller. (For gas laws, dew point, wind chill, and heat index see atmospheric toolkit; for escape velocity see escape velocity.)

Index

2D vector addition

[9.1] Vector resultant

$$R_x=\sum F_i\cos\theta_i,\quad R_y=\sum F_i\sin\theta_i,\quad|R|=\sqrt{R_x^2+R_y^2}$$

Enter up to 6 magnitude/angle pairs. Source: 1728 Software Systems.

Universal gravitational force

[9.2] Newton's gravitation

$$F=G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2},\quad G=6.67430\times10^{-11}\ \text{m}^3\text{kg}^{-1}\text{s}^{-2}$$

Relativistic Lorentz dilation & E=mc²

[9.3] Lorentz transforms

$$\gamma=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}},\quad t'=\gamma t,\quad L'=\frac{L}{\gamma},\quad E=mc^2$$

Pendulum period (simple & large amplitude)

[9.4] Pendulum formulas

$$T_0=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{L}{g}},\quad T=T_0\!\left[1+\frac{1}{4}\sin^2\!\frac{\theta_0}{2}+\frac{9}{64}\sin^4\!\frac{\theta_0}{2}+\cdots\right]$$

Barometric altitude & pressure

[9.5] US Standard Atmosphere

$$P(h)=P_0\!\left(1-\frac{Lh}{T_0}\right)^{\!gM/RL},\quad R=287\ \text{J/kg·K},\ L=0.0065\ \text{K/m}$$

STP & SATP molar volume

[9.7] Molar volume standards

$$V_m=\frac{RT_{\text{std}}}{P_{\text{std}}},\quad R=8.314462\ \text{J/mol·K}$$

IUPAC pre-1982: 0°C/1 atm. Post-1982: 0°C/100 kPa. NIST NTP: 20°C/1 atm. SATP: 25°C/100 kPa.

Electron subshell configuration

[9.8] Aufbau principle

Generates electron configuration for elements Z=1–118. Order: 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p 6s 4f 5d 6p 7s 5f 6d 7p.

Isotope radioactive decay

[9.9] Radioactive decay

$$A(t)=A_0(1/2)^{t/t_{1/2}},\quad\lambda=\ln 2/t_{1/2}$$

Kepler's 3rd law orbital period

[9.10] Kepler's third law

$$T^2=\frac{4\pi^2}{GM}a^3,\quad v_{\text{orb}}=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{a}}$$

Schwarzschild black hole radius

[9.12] Event horizon

$$r_s=\frac{2GM}{c^2},\quad c=2.99792458\times10^8\ \text{m/s}$$

Planetary synodic alignment

[9.13] Synodic period

$$\frac{1}{S}=\left|\frac{1}{P_1}-\frac{1}{P_2}\right|$$

Time between successive conjunctions of two planets.

Scale solar system modeller

[9.14] Scale model

Scale planetary dimensions to a user-defined Sun diameter. Enter Sun's scaled size.