Explore the consequences of using the full version of Stirlings approximation, x!(2) 1/2 x x+1/2 e x
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Explore the consequences of using the full version of Stirling’s approximation, x!≈(2π)1/2xx+1/2e−x, in the development of the expression for the configuration of greatest weight. Does the more accurate approximation have a significant effect on the form of the Boltzmann distribution?
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Physical Chemistry Thermodynamics And Kinetics
ISBN: 9781464124518
10th Edition
Authors: Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula
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