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On the value of Δn0m/nm, when m and n are very large

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Professor Tait
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I had occasion, lately, to consider the following question connected with the Kinetic Theory of Gases:—

Given that there are 3.1020 particles in a cubic inch of air, and that each has on the average 1010 collisions per second; after what period of time is it even betting that any specified particle shall have collided, once at least, with each of the others?

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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 5 , February 1886 , pp. 83 - 84
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1886

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* Journal de Liouville, T. III., p. 885.Google Scholar