Boltzmann's constant

English

Alternative forms

• Boltzmann constant

Etymology

For Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann.

Proper noun

Boltzmann's constant

1. (physics) The physical constant relating energy at the particle level with temperature observed at the bulk level. It is the gas constant R divided by the Avogadro's number N_A:- $k={\frac {R}{N_{\rm {A}}}}\,$