Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
We show that the Boltzmann factor has a geometrical origin, which follows from the microcanonical ensemble. The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution or the wealth distribution in human society are some direct applications of this interpretation. (c) 2008 American Association of Physics Teachers. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2007 | 10.1119/1.2907776 | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
maxwell-boltzmann distribution,microcanonical picture,wealth distribution,boltzmann factor,thermodynamics,statistical physics,boltzmann distribution | Canonical ensemble,Statistical physics,Boltzmann distribution,Microcanonical ensemble,Boltzmann equation,Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution,Thermodynamic beta,Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics,Classical mechanics,Open statistical ensemble,Physics | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
76 | 8 | 0002-9505 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
6 | 1.84 | 0 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo López-ruiz | 1 | 109 | 27.16 |
| Jaime Sanudo | 2 | 26 | 9.86 |
| Xavier Calbet | 3 | 113 | 19.95 |