Abstract
As in the formalism of thermodynamics, in which alternative representations may be more convenient to use depending on the circumstances, in statistical mechanics we also use other ensembles, besides the microcanonical ensemble.
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Salinas, S.R.A. (2001). Canonical Ensemble. In: Introduction to Statistical Physics. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3508-6_5
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