{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Particle exchange and chemical potential" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "So far, we have considered closed systems and derived and studied the Boltzmann distribution. Now our systems are open and the particle number might change. To derive the microstate probability distribution, we retrace the steps that led us to the Boltzmann distribution, except for allowing the system to trade particles with the bath. \n", "