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where <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]], ''T'' is the [[temperature]], and the normalization constant ''Z'' is the [[partition function]] of the system. | where <math>k_B</math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]], ''T'' is the [[temperature]], and the normalization constant ''Z'' is the [[partition function]] of the system. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Boltzmann average]] | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category: Statistical mechanics]] | [[Category: Statistical mechanics]] | ||
Revision as of 11:46, 16 July 2008
The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution function is a function f(E) which gives the probability that a system in contact with a thermal bath at temperature T has energy E. This distribution is classical and is used to describe systems with identical but distinguishable particles.
where is the Boltzmann constant, T is the temperature, and the normalization constant Z is the partition function of the system.
