Pressure from number density and kinetic energy¶
The ideal gas equation can be written in an equivalent way using the number density of the gas and the average kinetic energy of gas particles.
Condition:
The gas is ideal.
Links:
- average_kinetic_energy¶
Average kinetic energy of gas particles.
- Symbol:
avg(K)- Latex:
\(\langle K \rangle\)
- number_density¶
Number density of the gas.
- Symbol:
n
- pressure¶
Pressure inside the gas.
- Symbol:
p
- law¶
p = 2/3 * n * avg(K)- Latex:
- \[p = \frac{2}{3} n \langle K \rangle\]