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1. Principles of the Dimensional Analysis

Author : Bahman Zohuri

Published in: Dimensional Analysis Beyond the Pi Theorem

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Nearly all scientists at conjunction with simplifying a differential equation have probably used dimensional analysis. Dimensional analysis (also called the factor-label method or the unit factor method) is an approach to problem that uses the fact that one can multiply any number or expression without changing its value. This is a useful technique. However, the reader should take care to understand that chemistry is not simply a mathematics problem. In every physical problem, the result must match the real world.

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Metadata
Title
Principles of the Dimensional Analysis
Author
Bahman Zohuri
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Dimensional Analysis Beyond the Pi Theorem

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-45725-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-45726-0

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45726-0_1

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