Question

The holographic principle and this statement reproduce Newton's law of universal gravitation in a model developed by Erik Verlinde. This statement picks up a factor of 2 in the ultra-relativistic limit since kinetic energy is roughly equal to c times momentum. It’s not the fluctuation-dissipation theorem, but Nyquist used this law to derive an equation explaining Johnson noise. In the general form of this statement, the expectation of the quantity x times the derivative of the Hamiltonian with respect to x equals (*) kT. This (-5[1])statement implies that an ideal gas has a constant specific heat equal to the number of degrees of freedom times k over (-5[1])2. (10[1])This statement only applies to degrees of freedom that are quadratic in energy. For 10 points, name this theorem which states that in thermal equilibrium, each degree of freedom (10[1])has an average energy of one half kT. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: equipartition theorem [or law of equipartition; or equipartition of energy]
<Science - Physics>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin Yenumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuBerkeley83-5
Anuttam RamjiCry of the Common LoonStanford+105-5
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?10610
Vinu HariharStanford+Cry of the Common Loon13510
Swapnil GargBerkeleynumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku14410

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%67%128.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y367%0%33%141.00
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y2100%0%0%106.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%20%119.60
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y30%0%67%0.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%17%108.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y367%0%67%131.50