IEVref: 521-01-05 ID: Language: en Status: Standard Term: Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity-distribution law Synonym1: Synonym2: Synonym3: Symbol: Definition: algebraic equation giving the number dN of particles of a non-quantized system, the components of velocity of which are comprised in the intervals (u, u + du), (v, v + dv), (w, w + dw) respectively: $\text{d}N=A\cdot \text{exp}\left[\frac{-m\left({u}^{2}+{v}^{2}+{w}^{2}\right)}{2kT}\right]\text{d}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}u\cdot \text{d}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}v\cdot \text{d}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}w$ where $A=N{\left[\frac{m}{\left(2\pi \cdot kT\right)}\right]}^{3/2}$ N is the total number of particles m is the mass of a particle T is the thermodynamic temperature k is the Boltzmann constant NOTE – dN/N represents the probability that a particle has its components of velocity within the intervals considered. Publication date: 2002-05 Source: Replaces: Internal notes: 2017-06-02: Cleanup - Remove Attached Image 521-01-051.gif 2017-06-02: Cleanup - Remove Attached Image 521-01-052.gif CO remarks: TC/SC remarks: VT remarks: Domain1: Domain2: Domain3: Domain4: Domain5: