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Partition Function: Understanding Z in Statistical Physics
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Partition Function: Understanding Z in Statistical Physics
In my statistical physics class the partition function Z is used in the calculation of probabilities, and I even have a formula for it: Z=\sume-E/kT. While this is all very good I am having some trouble actually grasping what it is, qualitatively speaking. Would someone please be able to...- greenfly
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