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Classical Particle Indistinguishability, Precisely.

Authors :
Wills, James
Source :
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Jun2023, Vol. 74 Issue 2, p335-358. 24p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

I present a new perspective on the meaning of indistinguishability of classical particles. This leads to a solution to the problem in statistical mechanics of justifying the inclusion of a factor N! in a probability distribution over the phase space of N indistinguishable classical particles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00070882
Volume :
74
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164984495
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1086/714817