Now we can see how all this applies to the particles in a gas. The analog of heads or tails would be the momenta and other numbers which characterize the particle properties. Thus, we can consider N p...Now we can see how all this applies to the particles in a gas. The analog of heads or tails would be the momenta and other numbers which characterize the particle properties. Thus, we can consider N particles distributed into different cells, each of the cells standing for a collection of observables or quantum numbers which can characterize the particle.
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.
