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Classical theory of decompression and the design of scuba diving tables

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posted on 2023-05-18, 15:34 authored by Baddeley, A, Andrew BassomAndrew Bassom
We summarise the classical (gas diffusion) theory of decompression, which is an interesting application of elementary differential equations. We show that the derivation of recreational scuba diving tables from this theory is an ill-defined problem in optimisation.

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The Mathematical Scientist

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36

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1-23

ISSN

0312-3685

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School of Natural Sciences

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Applied Probability Trust

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United Kingdom

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  • Restricted

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