Physics – Classical Physics
Scientific paper
2006-10-23
Eur. J. Phys. 28 (2007) 249-254
Physics
Classical Physics
Scientific paper
10.1088/0143-0807/28/2/010
A refinement of an argument due to Maxwell for the equipartition of kinetic
energy in a mixture of ideal gases with different masses is proposed. The
argument is elementary, yet it may work as an illustration of the role of
symmetry and independence postulates in kinetic theory.
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