What are some examples in which the limit does not exist?

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Gió
Feb 26, 2015

One example is when the right and left limits are different. So in that particular point the limit doesn't exist.
For example: if you compress a gas the volume abruptly changes (in changing phase):
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You can have a limit for #p# approaching #100# torr from the left (#=0.8 l#) or right (#0.3 l#) but not in #p=100# torr.
So: #lim_(p->100)V=# doesn't exist.

Here, to recapitulate, some interesting cases:
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