A molecular dynamics simulation of molecules in two dimensions interacting via the Lennard-Jones potential. The output shows the velocity distribution.
The algorithm for simulating the evolution of the particles can be summarized by the following steps:
Gould and Tobochnik Statistic and Thermal Physics to be published by Princeton University Press (2010). Draft chapters are available online at <http://stp.clarku.edu/>.
This simulation was created by Wolfgang Christian using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool. It is based on a Java program from the Statistical and Thermal Physics Project. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within a plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item. Information about Ejs is available at: <http://www.um.es/fem/Ejs/>.