A monoatomic ideal gas, initially at temperature T
1
is enclosed in a cylinder fitted with a frictionless piston. The gas is allowed to expand adiabatically to a temperature T
2
by releasing the piston suddenly. If l
1
and l
2
are the lengths of the gas column, before and after the expansion respectively, then the value of ${{{T_1}} \over {{T_2}}}$ will be :