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I am a first year Physics undergraduate. My question is with regrads to thermal energy.
Many people define thermal energy as kT and equate that with the kinetic energy.
In other instances, they equate 0.5kT with the kineitc energy.
I am thoroughly confused about this.
What is thermale energy? Why has it been defined as kT? And why is 0.5 kT sometimes used?
Many people define thermal energy as kT and equate that with the kinetic energy.
In other instances, they equate 0.5kT with the kineitc energy.
I am thoroughly confused about this.
What is thermale energy? Why has it been defined as kT? And why is 0.5 kT sometimes used?