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Thermostatistical ensembles are collectives whose average behaviour reflects the actual behaviour of a physical system.
History
The concept of thermostatistical ensembles was introduced by Josiah Willard Gibbs (Ref. ?). Albert Einstein also also, independently, introduced ensembles (Refs. 2 and 3).
Frequently encountered ensembles
- Canonical ensemble ()
- Gibbs ensemble
- Grand canonical ensemble ()
- Isothermal-isobaric ensemble ()
- Microcanonical ensemble ()
See also
- Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo
- Monte Carlo in the grand-canonical ensemble
- Monte Carlo in the microcanonical ensemble