https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2112.12787/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30822097urn:hackerpapers:mention:2112.12787:30822097Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:28:57 GMT<p>For an ideal gas in a 3d box, the &quot;equation of state&quot; that relates P(ressure), T(emperature), and V(olume) is PV = nRT, where R is a constant and n is the number of particles. You can rewrite this as: P = nRT/V Compressing the gas (by shrinking V) while keeping n constant will result in a higher pressure P. You can imagine a cylindrical piston, where the pressure is the force per unit area it takes to hold the piston down. The important thing to remember is that this equation describes an ideal gas in a 3d box. An ideal gas is made of tiny particles that only interact with the piston&#x27;s walls…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2112.12787/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cond-mat.quant-gashttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30821287urn:hackerpapers:mention:2112.12787:30821287Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:01:46 GMT<p>Original paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12787</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2112.12787/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cond-mat.quant-gas