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Derivation · draft

The Gibbs Paradox and Indistinguishability

D-238 Home PU-302 Threads matter · chance · symmetry Depends on Boltzmann Entropy from Microstate Counting, The Partition Function and F = -kT ln Z
Statement

Shows classical counting overcounts identical-particle states giving a non-extensive entropy, and that the 1/N! correction restoring extensivity anticipates quantum indistinguishability.

Depends on

Boltzmann Entropy from Microstate Counting, The Partition Function and F = -kT ln Z

Used by

PU-302/L13