Maxwellisation

English 2023 June 10 Etymology vertical James Clerk Maxwell big.jpg Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell first formulated what is now called the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution in 1860, from which Maxwellisation (en physics) is derived. Robert Maxwell 1989.jpg The British media proprietor and fraudster Robert Maxwell lent his name to Maxwellisation (en law). From en Maxwell isation suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something. en physics 1 is named after the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) who first formulated what is now called the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, a probability distribution originally used for describing particle speeds in idealized gases, in 1860. en law 1 is named after the British media proprietor and fraudster Robert Maxwell (1923–1991) who brought a court case in respect of a 1969 British government report that was critical of his conduct. The Court of Appeal of England and Wales held that he should have been shown the draft final conclusions of the inquiry so that he could respond to them. Pronunciation en /ˌmækswɛlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Maxwellisation.wav Southern England en /ˌmækswɛləˈzeɪʃən/ GA en eɪʃən 5 en Max well is at ion Noun - en physicsen physics The property of exhibiting a Maxwellian distribution (or Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution), especially as regards the speed of a particle. en Maxwellisation of high-energy electrons en lawen Britain law A process whereby a person criticized in an official inquiry is given an opportunity to read and respond to the criticisms before the report of the inquiry is published. Alternative forms en Maxwellization American spelling Oxford British English Translations property of exhibiting a Maxwellian distribution, especially as regards the speed of a particle Finnish: fi Maxwellin–Boltzmannin jakauman omaksuminen Galician: gl Macedonian: mk process whereby a person criticized in an official inquiry is given an opportunity to read and respond to the criticisms before the report of the inquiry is published Finnish: fi tutkinnan arvostelun lukeminen ennalta Galician: gl Macedonian: mk максвелиза́ција f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh максвелизација f Latin: sh maksvelizacija f Ukrainian: uk Максвелізація Further reading Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution en eponyms