Blundell Thermal Physics · Problem 5.3

The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · mean-speed-approximation

Problem

What fractional error do you make if you approximate ⟨v2⟩\sqrt{\langle v^2 \rangle} by ⟨v⟩\langle v \rangle for a Maxwell--Boltzmann gas?

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