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kinetic theory of gases - (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion

scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

kinetic theory of heat - a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases

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Boyle's law and the rest had to be discovered before the kinetic theory of gases became possible.

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When the virial theorem is applied to a self-gravitating gaseous mass, wherein the kinetic theory of gases has been used to insert temperature dependence [10-12], it is well-established ([13], [14, see Eq.

Thermodynamics and the Virial Theorem, Gravitational Collapse and the Virial Theorem: Insight from the Laws of Thermodynamics

Grad, "Principles of the kinetic theory of gases," in Handbuch derPhysik, vol.

Low-Density Asymptotic Behavior of Observables of Hard Sphere Fluids

Kennard, Kinetic Theory of Gases with an Introduction to Statistical Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, USA, 1938.

The Effect of Menisci on Kinetic Analysis of Evaporation for Molten Alkali Metal Salts (CsN[O.sub.3], CsCl, LiCl, and NaCl) in Small Cylindrical Containers

I found, while teaching mechanics of continuous media, elasticity, and fluid dynamics, my students listened eagerly as I told them something about atomic structure of the materials and kinetic theory of gases. I wonder how many engineering students obtain a picture of entropy, chemical reaction, and the like from a modern point of view.

Atomic engineering?

Coverage begins with gas laws, kinetic theory of gases, and the laws of thermodynamics, and concludes with photochemistry, intermolecular forces, the solid state, the liquid state, and statistical thermodynamics.

Physical Chemistry for the Chemical Sciences

Another point causing difficulties is the so called 'vehicular chaos' that is an analogue to 'molecular chaos' used in the kinetic theory of gases. The authors investigated such phenomena in their works (Chalons and Goatin 2008; Safanov et al.

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