Virial theorem

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The virial theorem is a feature of systems with central forces.

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The overlines represent time averages. The right hand side is known as the virial of Clausius [1]. (Note: Herbert Goldstein uses for the virial [2], however here we use T for temperature, thus we use Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \mathcal{V}} as per Hansen and McDonald[3]).

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