Boltzmann constant


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Boltzmann constant

n
(General Physics) physics the ratio of the gas constant to the Avogadro constant, equal to 1.380 650 × 10–23 joule per kelvin. Symbol: k
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where [k.sub.B] is the Boltzmann constant, [d.sub.g] is the gas collision diameter, and P is the pressure.
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where k is the Boltzmann constant, y is the potential barrier which impedes the motion of carriers between graphite grains, and T is the temperature.
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Where m* is the band-edge effective mass, k is Boltzmann constant, T is the lattice absolute temperature, h is Plank constant divided by 2, Tu* Tu gives the tunneling probability density of the outgoing electron, F is Fermi energy level, l is energy of the electron associated with longitudinal wave vector of the electron in the conduction band, V is the applied voltage.
THE EFFECT OF THE STRUCTURAL INTERFACE OF THE RESONANCE TUNNELING DIODE ON ITS PERFORMANCE
where [beta] = 1/[k.sub.B]T, [k.sub.B] = 1.38 x [10.sup.-23] J/K is Boltzmann constant, and T is the temperature.
Exact Partition Function for the Random Walk of an Electrostatic Field
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where [k.sub.B] is the Boltzmann constant and [beta] = (1 /[k.sub.B]T).
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where p is the pressure and k is the Boltzmann constant. Determination of plasma gas temperature [T.sub.g] allows to estimate values of Van der Waals and Doppler broadening effect.
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