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Classical Particle Indistinguishability, Precisely.
- Source :
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science . Jun2023, Vol. 74 Issue 2, p335-358. 24p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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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]
- Subjects :
- *DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory)
*PHASE space
*STATISTICAL mechanics
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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