https://gdpark.blog/tags/maxwell-boltzmann/Recent content in Maxwell-Boltzmann on gdpark.blogHugoenFri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-08-maxwell-boltzmann-speed-distribution/Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-08-maxwell-boltzmann-speed-distribution/We ditch direction entirely and dive into velocity space to figure out the Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution — because who cares which way the gas is flying lol.https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-10-expected-speed-expected-energy-and-statistical-analysis-of-i/Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-10-expected-speed-expected-energy-and-statistical-analysis-of-i/We ditch talking distributions and actually calculate averages — finding the expected speed and energy of an ideal gas molecule using integrals and odd-function tricks.https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-13-graham-s-law-of-effusion/Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-13-graham-s-law-of-effusion/We derive Graham’s Law of effusion from first principles using flux and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution — turns out it’s way easier than it sounds!https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-14-chapter-7-practice-problems/Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-14-chapter-7-practice-problems/Working through Chapter 7 problems on particle flux for nitrogen at STP and the average kinetic energy of molecules escaping through a tiny hole.