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... mean free path . Thus we get 1 12 no ( 32 ) As one would expect , the mean free path becomes long ( i ) if n is small , so that there are only few molecules with which a given molecule can collide , and ( ii ) if the molecular radius is ...
... mean free path . Thus we get 1 12 no ( 32 ) As one would expect , the mean free path becomes long ( i ) if n is small , so that there are only few molecules with which a given molecule can collide , and ( ii ) if the molecular radius is ...
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... mean separation between molecules is large compared to the typical de Broglie wavelength of a molecule . The behavior of a molecule between collisions can then be described ... average of both sides of this Sec . 8.1 319 Mean Free Path.
... mean separation between molecules is large compared to the typical de Broglie wavelength of a molecule . The behavior of a molecule between collisions can then be described ... average of both sides of this Sec . 8.1 319 Mean Free Path.
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... mean free time 7 of a mole- cule in a dilute gas consisting of n identical molecules per unit volume . We assume that the total scattering cross section σ is known . Focus attention on some particular molecule A at any instant . This ...
... mean free time 7 of a mole- cule in a dilute gas consisting of n identical molecules per unit volume . We assume that the total scattering cross section σ is known . Focus attention on some particular molecule A at any instant . This ...
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Characteristic Features of Macroscopic Systems | 1 |
Basic Probability Concepts | 55 |
Thermal Interaction | 141 |
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