Maxwell speed distribution law

The Maxwell speed distribution is a well-known statistic law in kinetic motion theory. Without additional twists, Maxwell distributions emerge from molecular dynamics simulations. In this activity, you will experiment with the Maxwell speed and velocity distribution functions for a system of identical particles.


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