In 1867, just two years after laying the foundations of electromagnetism, J. Clerk Maxwell presented
\na fundamental paper on kinetic gas theory, in which he described the evolution of the gas in terms
\nof certain \u2018moments\u2019 of its velocity distribution function. This inspired Ludwig Boltzmann to
\nformulate his famous kinetic equation, from which followed the H -theorem and the connection with
\nentropy. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of publication of Maxwell’s paper, we review the
\nMaxwell\u2013Boltzmann formalism and discuss how its generality and adaptability enable it to play a key
\nrole in describing the behaviour of a variety of systems of current interest, in both gaseous and
\ncondensed matter, and in modern-day physics and technologies which Maxwell and Boltzmann could not
\npossibly have foreseen. In particular, we illustrate the relevance and applicability of Maxwell’s
\nformalism to the dynamic field of plasma-wakefield acceleration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\na fundamental paper on kinetic gas theory, in which he described the evolution of the gas in terms
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