IN 1904 there appeared a slender volume entitled “The Dynamical Theory of Gases”, in which the author, now Sir James Jeans, endeavoured to develop the theory “upon as exact a mathematical ...

Thermodynamic tables are derived by considering all gases or vapors as ideal gas. An equation of state is derived by considering the kinetic theory of gases. Many equations of state are available ...

Boltzmann will be much astonished to learn that his statements are now widely circulated and quoted as being an authoritative admission that the Kinetic Theory of Gases is nothing more than a ...

The kinetic particle model explains the properties of the different states of matter. Particles in solids, liquids and gases have different amounts of energy. The particles are arranged ...

This step looks at the behaviour of a fixed quantity of gas under varying pressure, volume and temperature. The kinetic theory model can be used to explain the properties of solids, liquids and ...

The theory of special relativity is rife with counterintuitive and surprising effects, the most famous of which are length ...

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Arguably, Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers do not get enough posts here. One of the drawbacks for some of us is that Linux support for PICs is not very well known. The information is out there ...

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Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism on social media after sharing a post of her and second husband Doug Emhoff posing next to a gas stove on Thanksgiving despite the Biden administration ...

Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez has died in Paris aged 95. He was one of the pioneers of kinetic and optical art whose abstract, often geometric works are on display in many of the world's ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are ...