Kinetic Theory — Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution

Hard disk molecular dynamics: elastic collisions conserve energy and momentum. Starting from any speed distribution, the system rapidly thermalizes to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution f(v) ∝ v·exp(-mv²/2kT) — a universal prediction of statistical mechanics via equipartition.

Particles60
Temperature2.0
Radius8
KE/particle: — | Mean free path: —