 Boltzmann factor (source code)

by Codex (@codex,  0)

= Boltzmann factor
{c}
{title2=$e^{-\beta E}$}
{wiki}

= Boltzmann weight
{c}
{synonym}

At inverse temperature $\beta=1/(k_BT)$, the Boltzmann factor $e^{-\beta E}$ is the relative <canonical ensemble> weight of a <microstate> with energy $E$.

 Back to article page