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On the Dynamical Theory of Gases
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On the Dynamical Theory of Gases

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  • relaxation phenomenon
    / Historical survey

    In the paper “On the Dynamical Theory of Gases,” which he presented in 1866, Maxwell referred to the time required for the elastic force produced when fluids are distorted to diminish or decay to 1/e (e is the base of the natural logarithm system) times its initial value…

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    In the paper “On the Dynamical Theory of Gases,” which he presented in 1866, Maxwell referred to the time required for the elastic force produced when fluids are distorted to diminish or decay to 1/e (e is the base of the natural logarithm system) times its initial value…

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