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Newtonian World and Astrophysics

Thermal physics, gases, circular motion, oscillations, gravitation and cosmology

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Newtonian World and Astrophysics is a key topic in the OCR A-Level Physicsspecification. This topic covers thermal physics, gases, circular motion, oscillations, gravitation and cosmology.

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Temperature Thermal equilibrium Absolute zero Kelvin scale Celsius to Kelvin conversion States of matter Internal energy Kinetic energy of molecules Potential energy of molecules Specific heat capacity Q = mcΔθ Specific latent heat Latent heat of fusion Latent heat of vaporisation Kinetic theory of gases Assumptions of kinetic theory Brownian motion Pressure of a gas pV = (1/3)Nm<c²>Boyle's law Charles's law Pressure law Ideal gas equation (pV = nRT)Molar gas constant Avogadro constant Boltzmann constant pV = NkT Root mean square speed Kinetic energy of gas molecules E = (3/2)kT Circular motion Angular displacement Angular velocity Radian Period of circular motion Linear speed Centripetal acceleration Centripetal force F = mv²/r Horizontal circular motion Vertical circular motion Conical pendulum Banked tracks Simple harmonic motion SHM definition a = -ω²x Displacement in SHM Velocity in SHM Acceleration in SHM SHM graphs Angular frequency Period of SHM Mass-spring oscillator Simple pendulum Period of pendulum Energy in SHM Energy-displacement graphs in SHM Damped oscillations Light damping Heavy damping Critical damping Forced oscillations Resonance Natural frequency Driving frequency Effects of damping on resonance Gravitational field Gravitational field lines Gravitational field strength Uniform gravitational field Radial gravitational field Newton's law of gravitation F = GMm/r² Gravitational constant G g = GM/r² Gravitational potential V = -GM/r Gravitational potential energy E = -GMm/r Escape velocity Satellite motion Orbital period Orbital speed Geostationary orbit Low Earth orbit Kepler's third law Energy of an orbiting satellite Stars Stellar evolution Life cycle of stars Protostar Main sequence Red giant White dwarf Supernova Neutron star Black hole Hertzsprung-Russell diagram Luminosity Apparent magnitude Absolute magnitude Stefan-Boltzmann law Wien's displacement law Stellar spectra Spectral classes Doppler effect for light Red shift Blue shift Hubble's law Hubble constant Expanding universe Big Bang theory Age of universe Cosmic microwave background radiation Dark matter Dark energy

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