A Massive Particle Surrounded by Particles of Smaller Mass (IMAGE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

A Massive Particle Surrounded by Particles of Smaller Mass

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If temperatures are the same on all sides, the particle moves chaotically, as collisions of molecules are equally probable from all sides. When the temperature is higher on one side, collisions become more probable in that area, which makes the particle drift in the direction of lower temperatures

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Sergei Belan

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