This is !Kinetic, version 1.31  (19 Feb 1996)


Use
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I have long waited for someone to write a RiscOS version of the very good
Beeb Program 'Moving Molecules', and assumed that basic would not do the
job. However I am pleased with the results of my efforts. 

This is a simulation of the so called Kinetic Theory.

Basically, each of the particles represents a molecule of a material, one
that has similar properties to the universal substance , water. Of  course
this has to be a two dimensional demonstration. It shows up to 40 molecules,
moving in straight lines, until they reach a boundary, the wall of the
window in this case, where they bounce with perfect elasticity. As they are
heated up they move faster, and as they cool they reach the point, where 
they start to attract each other to the extent that they stick together more
and get pulled to the bottom of there Wimp container, by gravity. As they
are cooled you can see some contraction, until they condense into the solid 
state where they are held rigid, but free to vibrate. Further cooling takes 
out all of their motion by the time they are down to -273C. the absolute 
zero.

Credits
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Please read the Credits file, obtained by pressing <shift>, while double clicking over the file icon of !Kinetic.
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Any problems or queries to :.

Robert Seago
 
40 Alton Park Road
Clacton On Sea 
Essex.

CO15 1ED

