Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Sturge , Michael Dudley (2003), Statistical and thermal physics, A K Peters, Ltd., Retrieved on 2012-01-19
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    19 JAN 2012

     Mathematics as Magic

    Who ... is not familiar with Maxwell's memoirs on his dynamical theory of gases? ... from one side enter the equations of state; from the other side, the equations of motion in a central field. Ever higher soars the chaos of formulae. Suddenly we hear, as from kettle drums, the four beats 'put n=5.' The evil spirit v vanishes; and ... that which had seemed insuperable has been overcome as if by a stroke of magic ... One result after another follows in quick succession till at last ... we arri...
    Folksonomies: wonder mathematics
    Folksonomies: wonder mathematics
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    Ludwig Bolzmann describes working through Maxwell's dynamical theory of gases.

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