Maxwell's distribution law

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• Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law — noun (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium • Syn: ↑Boltzmann distribution law • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑distribution law …   Useful english dictionary

• Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law — ▪ chemistry       a description of the statistical distribution of the energies of the molecules of a classical gas. This distribution was first set forth by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell in 1859, on the basis of probabilistic… …   Universalium

• Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law — a method for calculating the relative number of molecules in a given population which possess a given amount of velocity or energy …   Medical dictionary

• distribution law — noun (chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science • Hypernyms: ↑law, ↑law of nature… …   Useful english dictionary

• Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution — Maxwell–Boltzmann Probability density function Cumulative distribution function parameters …   Wikipedia

• Boltzmann distribution law — noun (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium • Syn: ↑Maxwell Boltzmann distribution law • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑distrib …   Useful english dictionary

• Maxwell, James Clerk — born June 13, 1831, Edinburgh, Scot. died Nov. 5, 1879, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. Scottish physicist. He published his first scientific paper at age 14, entered the University of Edinburgh at 16, and graduated from Cambridge University. He… …   Universalium

• Maxwell , James Clerk — (1831–1879) British physicist Maxwell was born in Edinburgh and studied at the university there (1847–50) and at Cambridge (1850–54), becoming a fellow in 1855. He was professor of natural philosophy at Marishal College, Aberdeen, from 1856 until …   Scientists

• distribution function — Statistics. (of any random variable) the function that assigns to each number the probability that the random variable takes a value less than or equal to the given number. [1905 10] * * * ▪ mathematics       mathematical expression that… …   Universalium

• Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics — Statistical mechanics Thermodynamics · …   Wikipedia

• Maxwell's equations — For thermodynamic relations, see Maxwell relations. Electromagnetism …   Wikipedia