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    The kinetic theory of gases is a simple classical model of the thermodynamic behavior of gases. Its introduction allowed many principal concepts of thermodynamics...
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  • Kinetic theory may refer to: Kinetic theory of matter: A general account of the properties of matter, including solids liquids and gases, based around...
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  • In physics (specifically, the kinetic theory of gases), the Einstein relation is a previously unexpected[clarification needed] connection revealed independently...
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    dioxide). A gas mixture, such as air, contains a variety of pure gases. What distinguishes gases from liquids and solids is the vast separation of the individual...
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  • T=I/I_{0}=e^{-x/\ell }} , where x is equal to the thickness of the slab. In the kinetic theory of gases, the mean free path of a particle, such as a molecule, is the average...
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    Ludwig Boltzmann (category Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
    the inscription of Boltzmann's entropy formula: S = k ⋅ log ⁡ W {\displaystyle S=k\cdot \log W} . Boltzmann's kinetic theory of gases seemed to presuppose...
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    range of speeds than another. The kinetic theory of gases applies to the classical ideal gas, which is an idealization of real gases. In real gases, there...
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  • Molecular chaos (category Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics)
    In the kinetic theory of gases in physics, the molecular chaos hypothesis (also called Stosszahlansatz in the writings of Paul and Tatiana Ehrenfest) is...
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    Molecule (redirect from Molecular theory)
    oxygen atom; H2O). In the kinetic theory of gases, the term molecule is often used for any gaseous particle regardless of its composition. This relaxes...
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    John James Waterston (category Alumni of the University of Edinburgh)
    neglected pioneer of the kinetic theory of gases. Waterston's father, George, was an Edinburgh sealing wax manufacturer and stationer, a relative of the Sandeman...
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    Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, a statistical means of describing aspects of the kinetic theory of gases, which he worked on sporadically throughout his career...
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    of the other (heavier gases diffuse more slowly). A complete theoretical explanation of Graham's law was provided years later by the kinetic theory of...
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  • flows of gas fuel within a jet engine. At the molecular level, gas dynamics is a study of the kinetic theory of gases, often leading to the study of gas diffusion...
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  • partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820 though it was neglected by the scientific community at the time. He was the cousin of William Herapath...
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    was recognized long before the kinetic theory of gases was developed (see Boyle's and Charles's laws). The ideal gas law states: p V = n R T , {\displaystyle...
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  • the kinetic theory of gases: if a container, with a fixed number of molecules inside, is reduced in volume, more molecules will strike a given area of the...
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  • free path of the molecule is the product of the average speed and the mean free time. These concepts are used in the kinetic theory of gases to compute...
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    Boyle's law (category Gas laws)
    established the kinetic theory of gases and brought attention to both the theories of Bernoulli and Waterston. The debate between proponents of energetics...
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  • p. 451 Grad, Harold (1958), "Principles of the Kinetic Theory of Gases", in Flügge, S. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Physics, vol. XII, Springer-Verlag, pp. 205–294...
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    Diffusion (redirect from Rate of diffusion)
    Theory of Non-uniform Gases: An Account of the Kinetic Theory of Viscosity, Thermal Conduction and Diffusion in Gases, Cambridge University Press (3rd edition)...
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    the concept of absolute zero, based on observations of gases 1738 – Daniel Bernoulli publishes Hydrodynamica, initiating the kinetic theory 1749 – Émilie...
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    is the amount of substance; and R {\displaystyle R} is the ideal gas constant. It can also be derived from the microscopic kinetic theory, as was achieved...
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    Daniel Bernoulli (category Full members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences)
    data to demonstrate the efficacy of inoculation. In Hydrodynamica (1738) he laid the basis for the kinetic theory of gases, and applied the idea to explain...
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    Georges-Louis Le Sage (category 18th-century physicists from the Republic of Geneva)
    most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases. He was a contributor...
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  • everyday example of this viscosity decrease is cooking oil moving more fluidly in a hot frying pan than in a cold one. The kinetic theory of gases allows accurate...
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  • theory — Kinetic theory of gases — Molecular orbital theory — Valence bond theory — Transition state theory — RRKM theory — Chemical graph theory — Flory–Huggins...
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    (1934) The Kinetic Theory of Gases (2nd Edition);McGraw-Hill Book Company; pp 353–386 Kennard, Earle H. (1938) Kinetic Theory of Gases; McGraw-Hill...
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  • Carlo Cercignani (category Members of the French Academy of Sciences)
    on the kinetic theory of gases. His contributions to the study of Boltzmann's equation include the proof of the H-theorem for polyatomic gases. The Cercignani...
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  • Martin Knudsen (category Members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences)
    moving parts, the Knudsen pump. His book, The Kinetic Theory of Gases (London, 1934), contains the main results of his research. Knudsen was also very active...
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    for the kinetic theory of gases. In this work, Bernoulli positioned the argument, still used to this day, that gases consist of great numbers of molecules...
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