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Tricky Dimensions – a Spin-off of a Sim
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Submission Information |
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| Authors | Sándor Nagy |
| Contact Email | nasa@enternet.hu |
| School / Organization | ELTE, Kémiai Intézet, Budapest, Hungary |
| Submitted | 11/03/11 |
| Updated | 11/03/11 |
Contribution Description |
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| Title | Tricky Dimensions – a Spin-off of a Sim |
| Simulations | Sifati Gas |
| Keywords | ideal gas, kinetic theory, dimensions, chi distribution, chi square distribution, Maxwell distribution, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, exponential distribution |
| Description | Pointing out that lowering the dimension of space from 3D to 2D changes the speed distribution and even more markedly the energy distribution that a simulation calculates for a monatomic ideal gas. The reason is also outlined but not elaborated in detail. |
| Level | Undergraduate - Advanced, Graduate |
| Type | Other |
| Subject | Physics, Chemistry |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
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