Some discussions on equipartition theorem

Prasanth Pulinchery; Reshma Perayil; Nishanth Pothyiodath; Aravind Aravind; Udayanandan Kandoth Murkoth

doi:10.21067/mpej.v7i2.7571

Authors

Prasanth Pulinchery Govt Engineering College Thrissur, India
Reshma Perayil Swami Nithyandha Polytechnic College, India
Nishanth Pothyiodath PRNSS College, Mattannur, India
Aravind Aravind University of Freiburg, Germany
Udayanandan Kandoth Murkoth Gurudev Arts And Science College, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21067/mpej.v7i2.7571

Keywords:

equipartition theorem, classical systems, energy systems

Abstract

During the development of physics, we can see that the Equipartition Theorem (EPT) has been redefined many times. In this paper, we start with the description of the historical development of the theorem along with the various definitions given by different scientists. Then we found the expressions for classical, quantum, and discrete energy systems and redefined EPT.

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