most probable speed
Chinese equivalent: 最概然速率
most probable speed The speed at which the probability density function in the Maxwell distribution is maximum, given by v p = √((2kT)/(m)).
Syllabus path: Thermal Physics › Kinetic Theory of Molecules
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most probable speed The speed at which the probability density function in the Maxwell distribution is maximum, given by v p = √((2kT)/(m)).
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