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The Gibbs Paradox and Indistinguishability
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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