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An ideal gas obeys Maxwell Boltzman statistics. Gas atoms
have an average kinetic energy of 3kT/2 but the individual atoms
have energies that vary from this average (Chi square distributed).
A solid (metal) has an average kinetic energy of about 3kT.
Does anybody know what statistical distribution the energy of
individual atoms of the metal obey?
have an average kinetic energy of 3kT/2 but the individual atoms
have energies that vary from this average (Chi square distributed).
A solid (metal) has an average kinetic energy of about 3kT.
Does anybody know what statistical distribution the energy of
individual atoms of the metal obey?