Assertion: canonical ensemble | /r/HasProperty | appropriate
Facets:
value: for describing a closed system
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The canonical ensemble is appropriate for describing a closed system which is in, or has been in, weak thermal contact with a heat bath.
text: The canonical ensemble is appropriate for describing a closed system which is in, or has been in, weak thermal contact with a heat bath.
text: The grand canonical ensemble is appropriate for describing an open system: one which is in, or has been in, weak contact with a reservoir (thermal contact, chemical contact, radiative contact, electrical contact, etc.).