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Old February 7th 08, 07:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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terry wrote:

The resistance is a function of the density of gas molecules not
pressure
density is related to pressure by
D=PM/RT
M=molecular wt
P=pressure
R=gas constant
T=temperature ( absolute )
ie the lower the temperature the higher the density
so what is the temperature in interestella space?


estimates are from between 3 - 20 K. But with Global Warming who knows.