An alternative derivation of the kinetic theory of gases

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, , Citation Jeremy I Pfeffer 1999 Phys. Educ. 34 237 DOI 10.1088/0031-9120/34/4/313

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Abstract

An alternative, and arguably simpler, derivation of the kinetic theory of gases is presented in which a molecule is considered to move within a sphere rather than the conventional box.

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10.1088/0031-9120/34/4/313