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(New page: The '''Boltzmann constant''' (<math>k</math> or <math>k_B</math>) is the physical constant relating temperature to energy. It is named after the Austrian physicist [[Ludwig Ed...) |
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It is named after the Austrian physicist [[Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann]]. | It is named after the Austrian physicist [[Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann]]. | ||
Its experimentally determined value (in [[SI]] units, 2002 [ | Its experimentally determined value (in [[SI]] units, 2002 [http://www.codata.org/ CODATA] value) is: | ||
:<math>k_B =1.380 6505(24) \times 10^{-23} </math> | :<math>k_B =1.380 6505(24) \times 10^{-23} </math> <math>\left. JK^{-1}\right.</math> | ||
:<math> =8.617 343(15) \times 10^{-5}</math> | :<math> =8.617 343(15) \times 10^{-5}</math> <math>\left.eV\right.</math> <math>\left.K^{-1}\right.</math> | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 20 February 2007
The Boltzmann constant ( or ) is the physical constant relating temperature to energy.
It is named after the Austrian physicist Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann. Its experimentally determined value (in SI units, 2002 CODATA value) is:
