"The Maxwellians" is a term that can refer to a few different concepts or contexts: 1. **Historical Physics Context**: In the context of physics and thermodynamics, "Maxwellians" refers to the followers or proponents of James Clerk Maxwell's theories, particularly regarding kinetic theory and the distribution of molecular speeds in gases—most famously encapsulated in the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. This distribution describes the probability of particles in a gas having a particular speed at a given temperature.
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