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Boltzmann Distribution from a Microcanonical Ensemble Model Feature Summary

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Boltzmann Distribution from a Microcanonical Ensemble Model
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The Boltzmann Distribution From A Microcanonical Ensemble Model allows students and instructors to explore why the Boltzmann distribution has its characteristic exponential shape.  In this model, particles have only one degree of freedom–the energy to move in one dimension.
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