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::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)
:::IMO it is important to express the reasoning but the factors of two here don't matter: use your best judgement. After all these formula involve the number of electrons, a value that was changing by orders of magnitude in this time frame. [[User:Johnjbarton|Johnjbarton]] ([[User talk:Johnjbarton|talk]]) 02:27, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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