A Simple Derivation of the Maxwell-Boltzmann Law
- 1 December 1938
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 54 (11) , 937-940
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.54.937
Abstract
The Maxwell-Boltzmann law is derived in a direct and simple way from the usual postulates that the mechanical system has a discrete system of allowed states and that each of these states has equal a priori weight in calculation of statistical averages.Keywords
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