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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%E2%80%93Boltzmann_distribution Maxwell Boltzmann velocity distribution] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%E2%80%93Boltzmann_distribution Maxwell Boltzmann velocity distribution] | ||
| − | It turns out that the FWHM is nontrivial: | + | It turns out that the FWHM is nontrivial: [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GaussianFunction.html this link shows how to compute it] |
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| − | [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GaussianFunction.html this link shows how to compute it] | + | |
the answer turns out to be <math>2 \sqrt{2 \ln 2} \sigma</math> | the answer turns out to be <math>2 \sqrt{2 \ln 2} \sigma</math> | ||
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A few examples of the importance of Gaussian distributions
Maxwell Boltzmann velocity distribution
It turns out that the FWHM is nontrivial: this link shows how to compute it
the answer turns out to be 
