NOUN | cognition | Boltzmann distribution law, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law | (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium |
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Meaning | (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium. | |
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Synonym | Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law | |
Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Broader | distribution law | (chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution |
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