Boltzmann

American  

[bawlts-mahn, bohlts-muhn] / ˈbɔltsˌmɑn, ˈboʊlts mən /

noun

1. Ludwig 1844–1906, Austrian physicist.

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Boltzmann British  

/ ˈbɔltsman /

noun

1. Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell

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Boltzmann Scientific  

/ bôlts′män′ /

1. Austrian physicist who developed statistical mechanics, the branch of physics that explains how the properties of atoms (such as mass and structure) determine the visible properties of matter (such as viscosity and heat conduction). Through his investigations of thermodynamics, Boltzmann developed numerous theories about the laws governing atomic motion and energy.

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Example Sentences

His approach relies on concepts of thermodynamics that were first articulated by Ludwig Boltzmann in the 19th century but only became practical to apply in the 1950s with the arrival of the first computers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

According to the Boltzmann equation, the entropy of this system is zero.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The four will be based on Planck's constant, the elementary charge, the Boltzmann constant and the Avogadro constant, respectively.

From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2018

Rovelli gives good descriptions of the classical physics of Newton and Ludwig Boltzmann, and of modern physics through the lenses of Einstein and quantum mechanics.

From Nature • Apr. 15, 2018

The present condition of the molecular theory of gases, and of molecular science generally, is due almost entirely to the work of Joule, Clausius, Boltzmann, and Maxwell.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William