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Can anyone tell me the basic difference between Maxwell and Gaussian distribution?
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What is the basic difference between Maxwell and Gaussian Distribution?
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Fundamentally - they have different extents and symmetry.
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The Gaussian distribution is a general mathematical distribution.
The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is a particular distribution about particles (statistical mechanics). If the components of velocity are considered as random variables, its appearance is that of a particular three dimensional Gaussian.
The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is a particular distribution about particles (statistical mechanics). If the components of velocity are considered as random variables, its appearance is that of a particular three dimensional Gaussian.
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