Abstract
Through the formalism of the partition function, perturbations on the classical ideal gas are considered. The perturbations include externally applied fields and rotating the reference frame. The rotating reference frame offers a stark pedagogical opportunity to show why statistical mechanics requires canonical momentum in contrast to mv momentum.
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