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Maxwell speed distribution
(
g
(
v
)
)
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0
)
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Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution
2026-10-03
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Integrating the
Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution
over directions gives
g
(
v
)
=
4
π
v
2
(
2
π
k
B
T
m
)
3/2
e
−
m
v
2
/
(
2
k
B
T
)
,
v
≥
0.
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Most probable speed in the Maxwell distribution
Maxwell speed distribution
Most probable speed in the Maxwell distribution
(
v
mp
)
0
0
0
Maxwell speed distribution
The maximum of the
Maxwell speed distribution
occurs at
v
mp
=
m
2
k
B
T
.
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Most probable speed in the Maxwell distribution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2018
/
ii
/
Paper 2
/
36A
/
a
/
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