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The kinetic theory of temperature is a theory describing the amount of thermal energy in a particle. Statistical physics describes temperature variation as an exponential function, with very few particles with a large amount of thermal energy and lots of particles with very small amounts of thermal energy. These effects can usually only be seen as an average function, over millions of different particles. This particular experiment allows us to observe the thermal energy of individual particles far from the average, allowing us to see the energy fluctuations of individual particles.

The kinetic theory of temperature is a theory describing the amount of thermal energy in a particle. Statistical physics describes temperature variation as an exponential function, with very few particles with a large amount of thermal energy and lots of particles with very small amounts of thermal energy. These effects can usually only be seen as an average function, over millions of different particles. This particular experiment allows us to observe the thermal energy of individual particles far from the average, allowing us to see the energy fluctuations of individual particles.

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