Virial theorem
GENERAL EQUATION THAT RELATES THE TIME-AVERAGED TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY OF A STABLE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF N PARTICLES, BOUND BY POTENTIAL FORCES, WITH THAT OF THE TIME-AVERAGED TOTAL POTENTIAL ENERGY
Virial; Virialsatz; Virial Theorem; Clausius virial theorem; Virialisation; Virialization; Virial radii
In mechanics, the virial theorem provides a general equation that relates the average over time of the total kinetic energy of a stable system of discrete particles, bound by potential forces, with that of the total potential energy of the system. Mathematically, the theorem states