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Tricky Dimensions – a Spin-off of a Sim
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Title | Tricky Dimensions – a Spin-off of a Sim |
Description | Pointing out that lowering the dimension of space from 3D to 2D changes the speed distribution and even more markedly the energy distribution that a simulation calculates for a monatomic ideal gas. The reason is also outlined but not elaborated in detail. |
Subject | Chemistry, Physics |
Level | Graduate, Undergrad - Advanced |
Type | Other |
Answers Included | No |
Language | English |
Keywords | Maxwell distribution, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, chi distribution, chi square distribution, dimensions, exponential distribution, ideal gas, kinetic theory |
Simulation(s) | Gas Properties |
Author(s) | Sándor Nagy |
Contact Email | nasa@enternet.hu |
School / Organization | ELTE, Kémiai Intézet, Budapest, Hungary |
Date submitted | 3/11/11 |
Date updated | 3/11/11 |