[I]t is possible to calculate the state of the equilibrium of heat by finding the probability of the different possible states of the system. - Ludwig Boltzmann

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[I]t is possible to calculate the state of the equilibrium of heat by finding the probability of the different possible states of the system.

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Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann (February 20, 1844 – September 5, 1906) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher famous for his founding contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics. He was one of the most important advocates for atomic theory which was still highly controversial.

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Native Name: Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
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Wie ohnmächtig der Einzelne gegen Zeitströmungen bleibt, ist mir bewusst. Um aber doch, was in meinen Kräften steht, dazu beizutragen, dass, wenn man wieder zur Gastheorie zurückgreift, nicht allzuviel noch einmal entdeckt werden muss, nahm ich in das vorliegende Buch nun auch die schwierigsten, dem Missverständnisse am meisten ausgesetzten Theile der Gastheorie auf und versuchte davon wenigstens in den Grundlinien eine möglichst leicht verständliche Darstellung zu geben.

We assume initially, each molecule is only capable of assuming a finite number of velocities...<math>0, \frac{1}{q},\frac{2}{q},\frac{3}{q},...\frac{p}{q}</math>where <math>p</math> and <math>q</math> are arbitrary finite numbers. ...but after the collision both molecules still have one of the above velocities ...the actual problem to be solved is re-established by letting p and q go to infinity.

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