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authorPrefetch2021-10-05 19:31:12 +0200
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ probability distributions with applications in classical statistical physics.
## Velocity vector distribution
-In the canonical ensemble
+In the [canonical ensemble](/know/concept/canonical-ensemble/)
(where a fixed-size system can exchange energy with its environment),
the probability of a microstate with energy $E$ is given by the Boltzmann distribution:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
Where $\beta = 1 / k_B T$.
We split $E = K + U$,
-where $K$ and $U$ are the total kinetic and potential energy contributions.
+with $K$ and $U$ the total kinetic and potential energy contributions.
If there are $N$ particles in the system,
with positions $\tilde{r} = (\vec{r}_1, ..., \vec{r}_N)$
and momenta $\tilde{p} = (\vec{p}_1, ..., \vec{p}_N)$,