MaxwellBoltzmannDistribution.h File Reference

Utility function(s) for working with Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions. More...

#include <array>
#include <random>

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Functions
std::array< double, 3 >	maxwellBoltzmannDistributedVelocity (double averageVelocity, size_t dimensions)
	Generate a random velocity vector according to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, with a given average velocity.

Detailed Description

Utility function(s) for working with Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions.

Author

F. Gratl

Date

2019-12-13

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2019 - 2024

Function Documentation

maxwellBoltzmannDistributedVelocity()

std::array< double, 3 > maxwellBoltzmannDistributedVelocity ( double  averageVelocity, size_t  dimensions  )

inline

Generate a random velocity vector according to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, with a given average velocity.

Parameters

averageVelocity	The average velocity of the brownian motion for the system.
dimensions	Number of dimensions for which the velocity vector shall be generated. Set this to 2 or 3.

Returns

Array containing the generated velocity vector.