1323 
The number of systems for which v, has every possible value and 
the other »’s of the sphere of action have given values is found to be: 
rey } = ( 1 i te „log 2) 4 
DV 2x ct AE ve ij 
U 
Y rv do~ do 
hf N 
(4) 
The mean value of v, with given value of vp, (ro) in the sphere 
of action now becomes 
gs it Der 
ms =D = OdV 
VER i =| + Est ee 
iol OES an v vdo dy / (5) 
VAES 
€ vdo“ de ) 
From this follows 
vs == ota 34 ces DEA: abet = ahh rz (6) 
zi Ue of. ze = | 
dg" dg do’ dlogw 
Thus we have now proved (1) whereas for /,, we find 
UPor 
donee d _dlogw (7) 
0|1——o@ -- 
( do” dg 
In my Thesis I have demonstrated that the pressure in an element 
may be represented by 
2 
Piss „dlogw do 
CT OE EREN 
Thus we have 
; OPsr 
aaa es ee et 
se 
do — al 
According to the meaning of ¢,-, | pod V taken with respect to 
the sphere of action equals « (in a homogeneous medium); we get 
therefore for / 
Fede ee GaN 
d, 
For the critical point = 0 and therefore # = 1. It is worth 
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