Equipartition Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com.
What is the law of equipartition?
Law of equipartition of energy states that for a dynamical system in thermal equilibrium the total energy of the system is shared equally by all the degrees of freedom. The energy associated with each degree of freedom per molecule is 21kT, where k is the Boltzmann's constant.
What is the equipartition theorem used for?
The equipartition theorem makes quantitative predictions. Like the virial theorem, it gives the total average kinetic and potential energies for a system at a given temperature, from which the system's heat capacity can be computed.
