From 5ed7553b723a9724f55e75261efe2666e75df725 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Prefetch Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 18:14:21 +0100 Subject: The tweaks and fixes never stop --- source/know/concept/boltzmann-relation/index.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'source/know/concept/boltzmann-relation') diff --git a/source/know/concept/boltzmann-relation/index.md b/source/know/concept/boltzmann-relation/index.md index d5409d2..b528adf 100644 --- a/source/know/concept/boltzmann-relation/index.md +++ b/source/know/concept/boltzmann-relation/index.md @@ -71,15 +71,16 @@ $$\begin{aligned} } \end{aligned}$$ -However, due to their larger mass, -ions are much slower to respond to fluctuations in the above equilibrium. +But due to their large mass, +ions respond much slower to fluctuations in the above equilibrium. Consequently, after a perturbation, -the ions spend much more time in a transient non-equilibrium state +the ions spend more time in a transient non-equilibrium state than the electrons, so this formula for $$n_i$$ is only valid if the perturbation is sufficiently slow, -allowing the ions to keep up. +such that the ions can keep up. Usually, electrons do not suffer the same issue, -thanks to their small mass and fast response. +thanks to their small mass and hence fast response. + ## References -- cgit v1.2.3