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Why Normalise by $h$ in the Partition Function for Classical Harmonic Oscillator?
I was wondering if anyone could explain the reasoning behind the $h$ normalization constant when calculating the partition function for a classical harmonic oscillator.
I know that the partition ...
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Why do we obtain classical physics by taking the limit of Planck's constant to zero?
Why if we specifically set Planck's constant equal to zero (the limit of it) do we sometimes get classical physics? I mean, what does it mean physically to set the constant equal to zero? Or to say it ...
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