4: Ensembles
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After the last chapter’s dip into thermodynamics, we return to the discussion of the principles of statistical mechanics begun in chapter 2.
- 4.3: Classical Monatomic Ideal Gas
- I’ve told you that it’s easier to do calculations in the canonical ensemble than in the microcanonical ensemble. Today I’m going to demonstrate the truth of this assertion.