Maxwell distribution

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Maxwell distribution [′mak‚swel ‚di·strə‚byü·shən]

(statistical mechanics)

A function giving the number of molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium whose velocities lie within a given, infinitesimal range of values, assuming that the molecules obey classical mechanics, and do not interact. Also known as Maxwellian distribution.

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