Galilean limit of equilibrium relativistic mass distribution

L. Burakovsky*, L. P. Horwitz

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Abstract

The low-temperature form of the equilibrium relativistic mass distribution is subject to the Galilean limit by taking c to infinity . In this limit the relativistic Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution passes to the usual non-relativistic form and the Dulong-Petit law is recovered.

Original languageEnglish
Article number003
Pages (from-to)2623-2631
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
Volume27
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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