The probability that a system in the grand canonical ensemble has exactly (N) particles is given by

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The probability that a system in the grand canonical ensemble has exactly \(N\) particles is given by

\[
p(N)=\frac{z^{N} Q_{N}(V, T)}{\mathcal{Q}(z, V, T)}
\]

Verify this statement and show that in the case of a classical, ideal gas the distribution of particles among the members of a grand canonical ensemble is identically a Poisson distribution. Calculate the root-mean-square value of \((\Delta N)\) for this system both from the general formula (4.5.3) and from the Poisson distribution, and show that the two results are the same.

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