diff --git a/docs/physics/thermal/1-energy.md b/docs/physics/thermal/1-energy.md index cf9d02f..0b8653d 100644 --- a/docs/physics/thermal/1-energy.md +++ b/docs/physics/thermal/1-energy.md @@ -138,4 +138,4 @@ Consider a piston with a compressable gas. In tthis case, with $\Delta x$ positi We know that the force exerted by the piston is equal to the pressure times the area. Thus, $W = P A \Delta x$. But $A\Delta x$ is just volume (in this case, negative, as volume is decreasing). So, $W = -P \Delta V$. -However, this assumes constant pressure. For a non-constant perssure, $P(V)$, we know that $W = \int F dx = - \int P(V) dV$. \ No newline at end of file +However, this assumes constant pressure. For a non-constant perssure, $P(V)$, we know that $W = \int F dx = - \int P(V) dV$.