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::<math>= \frac{16}{5} \cdot \frac{k q_a q_e}{m v^2 R} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{3N}{2}}</math>
::I don't know where that 32 comes from. If you multiply <math>\tfrac{4}{5}</math> by 4 you get <math>\tfrac{16}{5}</math>, not <math>\tfrac{32}{5}</math> [[User:Kurzon|Kurzon]] ([[User talk:Kurzon|talk]]) 05:41, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
::The more I fiddle with Thomson's equations, the more I think the <math>\tfrac{32}{5}</math> was a misprint. It should have been <math>\tfrac{16}{5}</math>. See for yourself on pg 466 of his paper: https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofcam15190810camb/page/466/mode/2up [[User:Kurzon|Kurzon]] ([[User talk:Kurzon|talk]]) 07:23, 24 September 2024 (UTC)