Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physicist
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
monatomic ideal gases
|
| gptkbp:description |
speed of particles in an ideal gas
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maxwell's distribution
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
continuous probability distribution
|
| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
random particle motion
|
| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
the study of plasma physics
the development of statistical physics the study of gas behavior |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
physical chemistry
|
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
a graph of particle speeds
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
a bell-shaped curve
|
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
astrophysics
statistical mechanics collision theory understanding diffusion processes quantum_mechanics |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
f(v)_=_(m/(2πkT))^(3/2)_*_4πv^2_*_e^(-mv^2/(2kT))
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
the more general distribution functions
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
reaction rates
gas mixtures |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
environmental science
computational fluid dynamics molecular dynamics simulations kinetic theory of gases gas diffusion the analysis of thermal conductivity the behavior of gases under different conditions the design of gas detectors the distribution of molecular speeds thermal motion of particles |
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
the ideal gas law
|
| gptkbp:isUsedFor |
the equipartition theorem
Maxwell's_equations |
| gptkbp:matchType |
temperature and mass
|
| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
|
| gptkbp:provides |
velocity distribution of particles
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
Brownian motion
material science the concept of entropy mean free path the concept of temperature Boltzmann_distribution |
| gptkbp:suitableFor |
thermodynamics
nanotechnology biophysics chemical kinetics |