MICROSTATE is an interactive program which permits its user to explore the random
exchanges of energy among a small group of molecules in a crystal. It is designed to demonstrate
how stable energy distributions result from random events. It shows graphically and numerically
the development of a Boltzmann distribution of energies as the system of molecules comes to
equilibrium.
MICROSTATE can be used in a general way to explore concepts of order and disorder in
high school or general chemistry courses, or at more advanced levels to illustrate concepts of
statistical mechanics.
Microstate is written by Richard York and published by the Journal of Chemical Education:Software
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