Callen H.B - Thermodynamics And An Introduction To Thermostatistics · Problem 16.10-1

ENTROPY AND DISORDER; GENERALIZED CANONICAL FORMULATIONS

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · classical-ideal-gas-partition-function

Problem

Show that the calculation of

Z = z^{\tilde{N}}

, with

z

given by equation 16.70, is correct for an ensemble of individual atoms each in a (different) volume

V

. Show that the fundamental equation obtained from

Z = z^{\tilde{N}}

is properly extensive when so interpreted.