12-88 Consider an infinitesimal reversible adiabatic compression or expansion process. By taking s = s(P, v) and using the Maxwell relations, show that for this process Pvk = constant, where k is the isentropic expansion exponent defined as

Also, show that the isentropic expansion exponent k reduces to the specific heat ratio cp/cv for an ideal gas.
 
 
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