Thermal Physics Minor Fixes

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Nathan Nguyen
2025-01-13 14:41:13 -06:00
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@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ We are familar with energy in the form of $\frac{1}{2}ab_{x, y, z}^2$, where $a$
**Theorem**. *Equipartition Theorem*. The average energy of any quadratic degree of freedom is $\frac{1}{2}kT$.
If an object contains $N$ molecules, each with $f$ degrees of freedom, the total (average) thermal energy is
If an object contains $N$ molecules, each with $f$ degrees of freedom, the total (average) thermal energy is
$$U_\text{thermal} = N \vdot f \vdot \frac{1}{2}{k}{T} $$