Abstract
We investigate the microscopic mechanisms associated with strong and weak damping in the adiabatic motion of the simple piston with finite mass and finite amount of gas. The velocity of the piston relative to the thermal velocity of the gas particles is the principal factor in determining the behaviour. When the piston velocity is always smaller than the thermal velocity we observe weak damping. When it is greater than the thermal velocity for part of its motion there is strong damping.
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