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[Pathria, statistical mechanics][1], pg2 ,when discussing ##N## particles in a volume ##V##
"...there will be a large number of different
ways in which the total energy E of the system can be distributed among the N particles
constituting it. Each of these (different) ways specifies a microstate, or complexion, of the
given system"
"Each of these (different) ways specifies a microstate, or complexion, of the
given system. In general, the various microstates, or complexions, of a given system can
be identified with the independent solutions ##ψ(r_1,..., r_N )## of the Schrodinger equation of
the system, corresponding to the eigenvalue E of the relevant Hamiltonian" .
If we have N particles in a box, we solve the energy eigenvalue for the total system ##H|E>=E|E>## and find the eigenvectors.
Using linear combination of these and boundary conditions we find the general solution ##ψ(r_1,..., r_N )##.So how does "the various microstates, or complexions, of a given system can
be identified with the independent solutions ##ψ(r1,..., rN )## of the Schrodinger equation of
the system, corresponding to the eigenvalue E of the relevant Hamiltonian" enter the discussion? [1]: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Statistical_Mechanics/PIk9sF9j2oUC?hl=en
"...there will be a large number of different
ways in which the total energy E of the system can be distributed among the N particles
constituting it. Each of these (different) ways specifies a microstate, or complexion, of the
given system"
"Each of these (different) ways specifies a microstate, or complexion, of the
given system. In general, the various microstates, or complexions, of a given system can
be identified with the independent solutions ##ψ(r_1,..., r_N )## of the Schrodinger equation of
the system, corresponding to the eigenvalue E of the relevant Hamiltonian" .
If we have N particles in a box, we solve the energy eigenvalue for the total system ##H|E>=E|E>## and find the eigenvectors.
Using linear combination of these and boundary conditions we find the general solution ##ψ(r_1,..., r_N )##.So how does "the various microstates, or complexions, of a given system can
be identified with the independent solutions ##ψ(r1,..., rN )## of the Schrodinger equation of
the system, corresponding to the eigenvalue E of the relevant Hamiltonian" enter the discussion? [1]: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Statistical_Mechanics/PIk9sF9j2oUC?hl=en