Physlib.StatisticalMechanics.CanonicalEnsemble.Basic
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The Measure of a Canonical Ensemble is -finite
#instSigmaFiniteμFor any canonical ensemble , the reference measure associated with the microstate space is -finite.
Extensionality of Canonical Ensembles
#extTwo canonical ensembles and defined over the same microstate space are identical if their defining components are equal. Specifically, if they have the same energy function (), the same number of degrees of freedom (), the same phase space unit (), and the same underlying measure (), then .
The Energy Function of a Canonical Ensemble is Measurable
#energy_measurable'For any canonical ensemble , the energy function (mapping microstates to real values) is a measurable function with respect to the underlying measurable space of the microstates.
Addition of Canonical Ensembles on Product Microstates
#instHAddProdGiven two canonical ensembles and on microstate spaces and respectively, their sum is a canonical ensemble on the product space defined by: - The energy function is the sum of the individual energy functions: . - The total number of degrees of freedom is the sum of the individual degrees of freedom: . - The underlying measure on is the product measure . - The phase space unit (the semi-classical normalization constant) is inherited from the first ensemble . Note that this composition is physically meaningful primarily when both systems share the same phase space unit.
Canonical ensemble on
#emptyThe canonical ensemble where the set of microstates is the empty set . For this ensemble, the energy function is the unique function from the empty set, the number of degrees of freedom is , and the microstate measure is the zero measure.
Transport of a canonical ensemble along a measurable equivalence
#congrGiven a canonical ensemble on a state space and a measurable equivalence , the function constructs a new canonical ensemble on . - The energy function on is defined by the composition , where is the energy function of . - The measure on is the push-forward of the measure of under the inverse equivalence (i.e., ). - The physical constants, including the number of degrees of freedom and the phase space unit , remain identical to those in .
for Transported Canonical Ensembles
#congr_energy_comp_symmmLet be a canonical ensemble on a state space with energy function . Given a measurable equivalence , let be the energy function of the canonical ensemble transported to the state space via (denoted as `𝓒.congr e`). Then the composition of with the inverse equivalence satisfies .
distinguishable copies of a canonical ensemble
#nsmulGiven a natural number and a canonical ensemble defined on a state space , the function constructs a new canonical ensemble representing non-interacting, distinguishable copies of . The state space of the resulting ensemble is the product space , modeled as the type of functions . - The energy function for the composite system is the sum of the energies of the individual components: for any configuration . - The total number of degrees of freedom is . - The reference measure is the product measure (the product of copies of the measure of ). - The phase space unit remains the same as in the original ensemble .
Microstates of the canonical ensemble
#microstatesFor a canonical ensemble defined over a type , the microstates are the set of all possible configurations or states of the physical system, represented by the type .
For any two canonical ensembles and , the number of degrees of freedom of the composite ensemble is equal to the sum of the degrees of freedom of the individual ensembles:
The phase space unit of equals the phase space unit of
#phase_space_unit_addGiven two canonical ensembles and , the phase space unit of their sum is equal to the phase space unit of the first ensemble .
For a canonical ensemble and a natural number , let denote the ensemble representing non-interacting, distinguishable copies of . Then the number of degrees of freedom of this composite ensemble is equal to times the number of degrees of freedom of the individual ensemble , that is, .
The phase space unit of equals the phase space unit of
#phase_space_unit_nsmulFor any natural number and any canonical ensemble , the phase space unit of the ensemble formed by distinguishable, non-interacting copies of is equal to the phase space unit of the original ensemble .
For a canonical ensemble and a measurable equivalence between state spaces, the number of degrees of freedom of the ensemble constructed by transporting along (denoted as ) is equal to the number of degrees of freedom of the original ensemble .
The phase space unit is invariant under measurable equivalence of the state space.
#phase_space_unit_congrLet be a canonical ensemble. For any measurable equivalence between state spaces, the phase space unit of the ensemble transported along is equal to the phase space unit of the original ensemble .
The measure of the sum of two canonical ensembles is the product of their measures
#μ_addFor two canonical ensembles and with respective measures and , the measure of their composite ensemble is given by the product measure .
The reference measure of copies of a canonical ensemble is the product measure
#μ_nsmulLet be a canonical ensemble with reference measure . For any natural number , the reference measure of the ensemble consisting of distinguishable, non-interacting copies of is equal to the -fold product measure (also denoted ).
Reference Measure of Copies of a Canonical Ensemble
#μ_nsmul_zero_eqFor a canonical ensemble , the reference measure of the composite ensemble consisting of copies of is equal to the product measure over the empty index set .
For any two canonical ensembles and , the energy of a microstate in the composite ensemble is the sum of the energies of the individual microstates: .
The total energy of copies of a canonical ensemble is the sum of individual energies
#energy_nsmul_applyFor a canonical ensemble and a natural number , let represent the composite canonical ensemble consisting of non-interacting, distinguishable copies of . For any microstate of this composite system—which is a collection of microstates where each belongs to the original ensemble —the total energy is the sum of the energies of the individual components:
Energy of a microstate in a transported canonical ensemble
#energy_congr_applyLet be a canonical ensemble defined on a state space with an energy function . Given a measurable equivalence , the energy of a microstate in the transported canonical ensemble is equal to the energy of in the original ensemble. That is, .
Recursive Relation for Multiple Copies of a Canonical Ensemble:
#nsmul_succLet be a canonical ensemble on a state space with a -finite reference measure . For any natural number , the ensemble , representing non-interacting and distinguishable copies of , is equal to the ensemble formed by the sum transported along the measurable equivalence . This equivalence is defined by the mapping , which identifies a sequence of microstates with a pair consisting of the first microstate and the remaining microstates.
The Measure of the Sum of Two Canonical Ensembles is Non-Zero ()
#instNeZeroMeasureProdμHAddConsider two canonical ensembles and with associated reference measures and respectively. If both and are non-zero measures, then the measure associated with the composite canonical ensemble is also non-zero.
The transport of a canonical ensemble along a measurable equivalence preserves the non-zero property of its measure.
#μ_neZero_congrLet be a canonical ensemble on a state space with an associated measure . If is not the zero measure, then for any measurable equivalence , the measure of the transported canonical ensemble on is also not the zero measure.
The Reference Measure of Copies of a Canonical Ensemble is Non-Zero ()
#instNeZeroMeasureForallFinμNsmulConsider a canonical ensemble with an associated reference measure . If is a non-zero measure, then for any natural number , the reference measure of the composite canonical ensemble representing non-interacting, distinguishable copies of is also non-zero.
Boltzmann measure at temperature
#μBoltGiven a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with base measure and energy function , and given a temperature with corresponding inverse temperature , the Boltzmann measure is the measure on defined by the density function with respect to . Mathematically, for any measurable set , the measure is given by:
The Boltzmann Measure is -finite
#instSigmaFiniteμBoltGiven a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with base measure and energy function , the Boltzmann measure at temperature (defined by the density with respect to , where ) is a -finite measure.
Boltzmann Measure of is the Product Measure
#μBolt_addFor a given temperature , let and be two canonical ensembles. The Boltzmann measure of the composite ensemble (defined on the product of their microstate spaces) is equal to the product measure of the individual Boltzmann measures of and at temperature . Mathematically, this is expressed as: where the Boltzmann measure for an ensemble with energy and base measure is defined by the density with respect to , and .
The Boltzmann measure is equivariant under measurable transport of the ensemble.
#μBolt_congrLet be a canonical ensemble on a state space with energy function and base measure . Given a measurable equivalence , let be the transported canonical ensemble on , which has energy function and base measure . For any temperature with inverse temperature , the Boltzmann measure of the transported ensemble is equal to the push-forward of the Boltzmann measure of the original ensemble under the inverse equivalence : where denotes the push-forward of a measure along the map .
The Boltzmann Measure of Copies of a Canonical Ensemble is the -fold Product Measure
#μBolt_nsmulLet be a canonical ensemble on a state space with a -finite reference measure . For any natural number , let denote the canonical ensemble representing non-interacting, distinguishable copies of defined on the product state space (the space of functions ). For a given temperature , the Boltzmann measure of the composite ensemble is equal to the -fold product measure of the individual Boltzmann measure of at temperature . Mathematically, this is expressed as: where the Boltzmann measure for an ensemble with energy and base measure is defined by the density with respect to , and .
implies
#μBolt_ne_zero_of_μ_ne_zeroFor a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with base measure and energy function , if the base measure is not the zero measure, then for any temperature with corresponding inverse temperature , the Boltzmann measure is also not the zero measure.
Given a canonical ensemble with base measure on the space of microstates, if is not the zero measure, then for any temperature , the resulting Boltzmann measure is also not the zero measure.
Finiteness of for
#instIsFiniteMeasureProdμBoltHAddFor two canonical ensembles and at a temperature , if the Boltzmann measures and are both finite, then the Boltzmann measure of the composite ensemble (defined on the product of their microstate spaces) is also finite. This is equivalent to stating that if the individual mathematical partition functions and are finite, then the mathematical partition function of the combined system is also finite.
Finiteness of for Distinguishable Copies of a Canonical Ensemble
#instIsFiniteMeasureForallFinμBoltNsmulLet be a canonical ensemble. If the Boltzmann measure at temperature is a finite measure, then for any natural number , the Boltzmann measure of the ensemble consisting of distinguishable, non-interacting copies of is also a finite measure. This is equivalent to stating that if the mathematical partition function of the original system is finite, then the mathematical partition function of the -copy system is also finite.
Mathematical partition function
#mathematicalPartitionFunctionGiven a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with base measure and energy function , and given a temperature with corresponding inverse temperature , the **mathematical partition function** is defined as the total mass of the microstate space under the Boltzmann measure . Mathematically, it is expressed as the integral of the Boltzmann factor over the entire space : This quantity represents the raw normalization factor for the probability density and may carry physical dimensions.
For a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates with base measure and energy function , the mathematical partition function at temperature is equal to the integral of the Boltzmann factor over the microstate space: where is the inverse temperature associated with .
For any temperature , the mathematical partition function of the composite canonical ensemble (defined on the product space of microstates with additive energy) is equal to the product of the mathematical partition functions of the individual ensembles and . Mathematically: where .
is invariant under measurable equivalence
#mathematicalPartitionFunction_congrFor any canonical ensemble on a space of microstates and a measurable equivalence , the mathematical partition function of the ensemble transported along is equal to the mathematical partition function of the original ensemble for any temperature : where the mathematical partition function is defined as the integral of the Boltzmann factor over the microstate space, .
For a canonical ensemble and a natural number , let denote the ensemble representing distinguishable, non-interacting copies of (defined on the product state space ). For any temperature , the mathematical partition function of the composite ensemble is equal to the -th power of the mathematical partition function of the individual ensemble . Mathematically: where the mathematical partition function is defined as .
For any canonical ensemble and temperature , the mathematical partition function , defined as the integral of the Boltzmann factor over the space of microstates, is non-negative:
if and only if
#mathematicalPartitionFunction_eq_zero_iffFor a canonical ensemble with base measure , energy function , and temperature (with ), assume that the Boltzmann measure , defined by the density with respect to , is a finite measure. Then, the mathematical partition function is equal to zero if and only if the base measure is the zero measure.
as an integral over the Boltzmann density with respect to
#mathematicalPartitionFunction_comp_ofβ_applyFor a canonical ensemble with a space of microstates , base measure , and energy function , let be the inverse temperature. The mathematical partition function evaluated at the temperature corresponding to is equal to the total mass of the microstate space under the Boltzmann measure. Mathematically, this is expressed as the integral of the Boltzmann factor over the entire space: where is the temperature associated with inverse temperature .
for non-zero base measures and finite Boltzmann measures
#mathematicalPartitionFunction_posFor a canonical ensemble with a space of microstates , base measure , and energy function , let be a given temperature with inverse temperature . If the Boltzmann measure (defined by the density with respect to ) is a finite measure and the base measure is non-zero, then the mathematical partition function is strictly positive:
Probability density of the canonical ensemble
#probabilityGiven a canonical ensemble defined over a space of microstates with an energy function , and a temperature , the **probability density** (or probability mass function in the discrete case) for a microstate is defined by: where is the inverse temperature and is the mathematical partition function. This value represents the density of the canonical probability measure with respect to the underlying base measure .
For a given temperature and a microstate belonging to the product microstate space of the composite canonical ensemble , the probability density of the composite system is the product of the probability densities of the individual systems evaluated at their respective microstates: where the probability density for an ensemble is defined as .
Given a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates and a measurable equivalence , let (formally `𝓒.congr e`) denote the canonical ensemble transported along to the space . For any temperature and microstate , the probability density of the transported ensemble evaluated at is equal to the probability density of the original ensemble evaluated at : where the probability density is defined as , with being the inverse temperature and being the mathematical partition function.
For a canonical ensemble and a natural number , let (formally `nsmul n 𝓒`) denote the ensemble representing distinguishable, non-interacting copies of defined on the product state space . For any temperature and any configuration (modeled as a function ), the probability density of the composite ensemble evaluated at is the product of the probability densities of the individual systems evaluated at each component microstate : where the probability density for an ensemble is defined as , with being the inverse temperature and being the mathematical partition function.
Canonical probability measure at temperature
#μProdGiven a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates and a temperature , the probability measure is the normalized Boltzmann measure on . It is defined by rescaling the Boltzmann measure by the inverse of the total mass of the system (the mathematical partition function ): where , is the inverse temperature, and is the energy of microstate .
The canonical probability measure is -finite
#instSigmaFiniteμProdGiven a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates and a temperature , the canonical probability measure (the normalized Boltzmann measure) is a -finite measure.
is a probability measure if is finite and
#instIsProbabilityMeasureμProdOfIsFiniteMeasureμBoltOfNeZeroMeasureμFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , if the Boltzmann measure is a finite measure and the underlying base measure is non-zero, then the canonical probability measure is a probability measure (i.e., its total mass is 1).
is a Finite Measure
#instIsFiniteMeasureμProdFor a canonical ensemble at a given temperature , the canonical probability measure is a finite measure.
The Probability Measure of is the Product Measure
#μProd_addFor a given temperature and two canonical ensembles and , if the Boltzmann measures of both ensembles are finite at temperature , then the canonical probability measure of the composite ensemble (defined on the product of their microstate spaces) is equal to the product measure of the individual probability measures of and . Mathematically, this is expressed as: where is the normalized Boltzmann measure .
The Canonical Probability Measure is Equivariant under Measurable Transport
#μProd_congrLet be a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with a canonical probability measure . Given a measurable equivalence , let be the transported canonical ensemble on . For any temperature , the canonical probability measure of the transported ensemble is equal to the push-forward of the canonical probability measure of the original ensemble under the inverse map : where denotes the push-forward of a measure along the mapping .
The Probability Measure of Distinguishable Copies is the -fold Product Measure
#μProd_nsmulLet be a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates . If the Boltzmann measure at temperature is finite (which ensures that the mathematical partition function is well-defined), then the canonical probability measure of the system consisting of distinguishable, non-interacting copies of (denoted ) is the product measure of copies of the probability measure of . Mathematically, on the product state space , the measure is given by: where .
Integrability of Energy for the Sum of Canonical Ensembles
#integrable_energy_addLet and be two canonical ensembles at temperature . Suppose that the Boltzmann measures and for both ensembles are finite at this temperature. If the energy function of is integrable with respect to its canonical probability measure , and the energy function of is integrable with respect to its canonical probability measure , then the energy function of the composite ensemble (defined by the sum of the individual energies) is integrable with respect to its canonical probability measure .
Integrability of Energy is Preserved under Measurable Transport of a Canonical Ensemble
#integrable_energy_congrLet be a canonical ensemble on a state space with energy function and canonical probability measure at temperature . If the energy function is integrable with respect to (i.e., ), then for any measurable equivalence , the energy function of the transported ensemble is integrable with respect to its corresponding canonical probability measure on the state space .
Integrability of Energy for copies of a Canonical Ensemble
#integrable_energy_nsmulLet be a canonical ensemble with energy function . Suppose that at a given temperature , the Boltzmann measure is finite and the energy function is integrable with respect to the canonical probability measure (i.e., ). Then for any natural number , the total energy function of the ensemble consisting of distinguishable, non-interacting copies of is integrable with respect to its corresponding canonical probability measure at temperature .
Mean energy at temperature
#meanEnergyGiven a canonical ensemble over a space of microstates , the mean energy at a temperature is the expectation value of the microstate energy function with respect to the canonical probability measure . It is defined by the integral: where is the energy of microstate and is the normalized probability measure (the Boltzmann measure divided by the mathematical partition function ).
Mean square energy
#meanSquareEnergyGiven a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates and a temperature , the mean square energy is the expectation value of the square of the energy function with respect to the canonical probability measure . It is defined by the integral: where is the energy of microstate and is the normalized Boltzmann measure at temperature .
Energy variance at temperature
#energyVarianceGiven a canonical ensemble over a space of microstates and a temperature , the energy variance is the variance of the microstate energy function with respect to the canonical probability measure . It is defined by the integral: where is the energy of microstate , is the mean energy at temperature , and is the normalized probability measure.
Mean Energy of equals
#meanEnergy_addFor a given temperature and two canonical ensembles and , suppose that the Boltzmann measures and for both ensembles are finite and their underlying base measures are non-zero. If the energy function of each ensemble is integrable with respect to its canonical probability measure , then the mean energy of the composite ensemble is equal to the sum of the mean energies of the individual ensembles. Mathematically, this is expressed as: where the mean energy is defined as the integral of the energy function with respect to the normalized canonical probability measure .
Invariance of Mean Energy under Measurable Transport
#meanEnergy_congrLet be a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates . Given a measurable equivalence , let be the canonical ensemble transported to the space via . For any temperature , the mean energy of the transported ensemble is equal to the mean energy of the original ensemble: where the mean energy is defined as the expectation value of the energy function with respect to the canonical probability measure .
Mean Energy of Distinguishable Copies equals
#meanEnergy_nsmulLet be a canonical ensemble and be a natural number. Suppose that at a given temperature , the Boltzmann measure is finite, the reference measure is non-zero, and the energy function is integrable with respect to the canonical probability measure . Then the mean energy of the ensemble consisting of distinguishable, non-interacting copies of is equal to times the mean energy of the single ensemble . Mathematically, this is expressed as: where the mean energy is defined as the integral of the energy function with respect to the normalized canonical probability measure .
Differential entropy of the canonical ensemble
#differentialEntropyFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , the **differential entropy** is defined as the expectation of the natural logarithm of the probability density with respect to the canonical probability measure , scaled by the negative of the Boltzmann constant : where is the probability density (given by `probability 𝓒 T i`) and is the normalized probability measure at temperature . In the continuous case, this quantity is not absolute as it depends on the choice of units for the underlying measure , and it can take negative values.
Non-negativity of the canonical probability density
#probability_nonnegConsider a canonical ensemble defined over a space of microstates with base measure and energy function . For a temperature , let be the probability density of a microstate , defined as , where and is the mathematical partition function. If the Boltzmann measure is finite and the base measure is non-zero (ensuring ), then the probability density is non-negative for every microstate:
for microstates in a Canonical Ensemble
#probability_posFor a canonical ensemble over a space of microstates with base measure and temperature , let the Boltzmann measure (defined by the density with respect to ) be a finite measure. If the base measure is non-zero, then for any microstate , the probability density is strictly positive: where and is the mathematical partition function.
Non-negativity of differential entropy when
#differentialEntropy_nonneg_of_prob_le_oneIn a canonical ensemble at temperature , suppose the base measure is non-zero and the Boltzmann measure is finite. If the probability density satisfies for all microstates , and the function is integrable with respect to the canonical probability measure , then the differential entropy is non-negative:
Physical partition function
#partitionFunctionGiven a canonical ensemble with degrees of freedom and a phase space unit (representing the semi-classical normalization factor, such as Planck's constant), the **physical partition function** at temperature is defined as: where is the mathematical partition function. This normalization ensures the partition function is a dimensionless quantity, allowing for the calculation of absolute entropy and avoiding ambiguities like the Gibbs paradox.
For a canonical ensemble with degrees of freedom and a phase space unit , the physical partition function at temperature is defined as the mathematical partition function divided by the phase space unit raised to the power of the degrees of freedom: where is the raw integral of the Boltzmann factor over the space of microstates.
for non-zero base measures and finite Boltzmann measures
#partitionFunction_posFor a canonical ensemble with microstate space , base measure , energy function , degrees of freedom, and phase space unit , let be a given temperature with inverse temperature . If the Boltzmann measure (defined by the density with respect to ) is finite and the base measure is non-zero, then the physical partition function is strictly positive:
is invariant under measurable equivalence
#partitionFunction_congrFor a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates and a measurable equivalence , the physical partition function of the ensemble transported along is equal to the physical partition function of the original ensemble for any temperature : where , with being the mathematical partition function, the phase space unit, and the number of degrees of freedom.
Consider two canonical ensembles and defined on microstate spaces and respectively. If both ensembles share the same phase space unit (i.e., ), then for any temperature , the physical partition function of the composite ensemble is the product of the physical partition functions of the individual ensembles: where the physical partition function is defined as with being the number of degrees of freedom.
For a canonical ensemble and a natural number , let denote the ensemble representing distinguishable, non-interacting copies of (defined on the product state space ). For any temperature , the physical partition function of the composite ensemble is equal to the -th power of the physical partition function of the individual ensemble . Mathematically: where the physical partition function is defined as , with being the mathematical partition function, the number of degrees of freedom, and the phase space unit.
for zero degrees of freedom
#partitionFunction_dof_zeroFor a canonical ensemble where the number of degrees of freedom is zero (), the physical partition function at temperature is equal to the mathematical partition function .
For a canonical ensemble with phase space unit , if the phase space unit is equal to , then for any temperature , the physical partition function is equal to the mathematical partition function .
For a canonical ensemble with degrees of freedom and phase space unit , let be the physical partition function and be the mathematical partition function at temperature . If the base measure is non-zero and the Boltzmann measure (defined by the density ) is finite, then the natural logarithm of the physical partition function is given by: This relation follows from the semi-classical normalization , where the conditions on the measures ensure that the partition functions are strictly positive and their logarithms are well-defined.
For a canonical ensemble with degrees of freedom and phase space unit , let be the inverse temperature and be the corresponding temperature. If the base measure is non-zero and the Boltzmann measure at inverse temperature is finite, then the natural logarithm of the physical partition function is related to the mathematical partition function by: This theorem provides a version of the relation that is rewritten specifically for cases where the temperature is derived from an inverse temperature .
For a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with base measure and energy function , let be the temperature and be the inverse temperature. The natural logarithm of the mathematical partition function is equal to the logarithm of the integral of the Boltzmann factor over the microstate space:
Helmholtz Free Energy
#helmholtzFreeEnergyFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , the **Helmholtz free energy** is defined as: where: - is the Boltzmann constant. - is the absolute temperature. - is the dimensionless physical partition function, defined as with being the phase space unit and the number of degrees of freedom. The Helmholtz free energy is the central thermodynamic potential from which other properties, such as entropy and internal energy, are derived.
For a canonical ensemble at temperature , the Helmholtz free energy is given by the product of the negative Boltzmann constant , the absolute temperature , and the natural logarithm of the physical partition function : where is the Boltzmann constant and is the dimensionless physical partition function of the ensemble.
The Helmholtz Free Energy is invariant under measurable equivalence
#helmholtzFreeEnergy_congrFor a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates and a measurable equivalence , the Helmholtz free energy of the ensemble transported along is equal to the Helmholtz free energy of the original ensemble for any temperature : where the Helmholtz free energy is defined as , and is the physical partition function.
Helmholtz Free Energy with Zero Degrees of Freedom
#helmholtzFreeEnergy_dof_zeroFor a canonical ensemble with zero degrees of freedom (), the Helmholtz free energy at temperature is given by where is the Boltzmann constant and is the mathematical partition function.
Helmholtz Free Energy when
#helmholtzFreeEnergy_phase_space_unit_oneFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , if the phase space unit is equal to , then the Helmholtz free energy is given by: where is the Boltzmann constant and is the mathematical partition function.
for Canonical Ensembles
#helmholtzFreeEnergy_addConsider two canonical ensembles and defined on microstate spaces and respectively. Suppose both ensembles share the same phase space unit (i.e., ). If at temperature , the Boltzmann measures of both ensembles are finite and their underlying base measures are non-zero (which ensures the physical partition functions are well-defined and strictly positive), then the Helmholtz free energy of the composite ensemble is equal to the sum of the Helmholtz free energies of the individual ensembles: where the Helmholtz free energy is defined as , with being the Boltzmann constant and the dimensionless physical partition function.
For a canonical ensemble and a natural number , let denote the ensemble representing distinguishable, non-interacting copies of (defined on the product state space ). For any temperature , the Helmholtz free energy of the composite ensemble is equal to times the Helmholtz free energy of the individual ensemble : where and is the dimensionless physical partition function.
Physical probability density of the canonical ensemble
#physicalProbabilityFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , the **physical probability density** for a microstate is defined as: where is the mathematical probability density (defined as ), is the fundamental phase space unit (physically corresponding to Planck's constant), and is the number of degrees of freedom. Multiplying the mathematical density by the phase space volume ensures that the resulting physical probability density is a dimensionless quantity.
Definition of physical probability density:
#physicalProbability_defFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , the physical probability density for a microstate is given by the product of the mathematical probability density and the phase space volume factor : where is the fundamental phase space unit and is the number of degrees of freedom of the system.
is Measurable
#physicalProbability_measurableFor a canonical ensemble at a given temperature , the physical probability density function , which maps each microstate to its dimensionless probability density, is measurable.
Non-negativity of physical probability density
#physicalProbability_nonnegConsider a canonical ensemble defined over a space of microstates at temperature . If the Boltzmann measure is finite and the underlying base measure is non-zero, then for any microstate , the physical probability density is non-negative: Here, the physical probability density is defined as , where is the mathematical probability density, is the fundamental phase space unit, and is the number of degrees of freedom.
for microstates in a Canonical Ensemble
#physicalProbability_posFor a canonical ensemble defined over a space of microstates with base measure and temperature , suppose the Boltzmann measure is finite and the base measure is non-zero. Then for any microstate , the physical probability density is strictly positive:
For a canonical ensemble on a space of microstates with base measure at temperature , let the Boltzmann measure be a finite measure and the base measure be non-zero. For any microstate , the natural logarithm of the physical probability density is related to the mathematical probability density by the following identity: where is the number of degrees of freedom and is the fundamental phase space unit of the ensemble.
Normalization of the canonical probability density:
#integral_probabilityFor a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates with base measure , let be a given temperature with inverse temperature . If the Boltzmann measure (defined by the density ) is a finite measure and the base measure is non-zero, then the integral of the probability density over the microstate space with respect to is equal to 1: where and is the mathematical partition function.
Integral of the physical probability density:
#integral_physicalProbability_baseFor a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates with base measure , temperature , number of degrees of freedom , and fundamental phase space unit , let be the physical probability density. If the Boltzmann measure is finite and the base measure is non-zero, then the integral of the physical probability density over the microstate space with respect to the base measure is equal to : where and is the mathematical probability density.
If , then
#physicalProbability_dof_zeroFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , if the number of degrees of freedom is , then for any microstate , the physical probability density is equal to the mathematical probability density .
when the Phase Space Unit
#physicalProbability_phase_space_unit_oneFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , if the fundamental phase space unit is equal to , then the physical probability density is equal to the mathematical probability density for any microstate .
Invariance of physical probability density under measurable equivalence
#physicalProbability_congrFor a canonical ensemble defined on a space of microstates , let be a measurable equivalence. Let (denoted by `𝓒.congr e`) be the ensemble on obtained by transporting along . For any temperature and any microstate , the physical probability density of the transported ensemble at is equal to the physical probability density of the original ensemble at the corresponding state : where the physical probability density is defined as .
Consider two canonical ensembles and defined over microstate spaces and respectively. Assume both ensembles share the same phase space unit (i.e., ). For any temperature and a composite microstate , the physical probability density of the combined system is the product of the individual physical probability densities: where the physical probability density is defined as , with being the mathematical probability density and the number of degrees of freedom.
Thermodynamic entropy of the canonical ensemble
#thermodynamicEntropyFor a canonical ensemble at temperature , the **absolute thermodynamic entropy** is defined as the expectation value of the negative logarithm of the physical probability density, scaled by the Boltzmann constant: where: - is the Boltzmann constant. - is the dimensionless physical probability density for a microstate . - is the normalized canonical probability measure on the space of microstates . - denotes the natural logarithm. This definition represents the Gibbs-Shannon entropy of the dimensionless physical probability distribution, ensuring an absolute entropy consistent with semi-classical statistical mechanics.
For a canonical ensemble at temperature , the thermodynamic entropy is given by the following integral over the space of microstates : where: - is the Boltzmann constant. - is the dimensionless physical probability density for a microstate . - is the normalized canonical probability measure. - denotes the natural logarithm.
