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In this note we attempt to show that: a) an operative analysis of the concept of distinguishability of identical particles leads to the conclusion that it is not applicable to the statistical description of a physical system ; statistical thermodynamics would then require the concept of indistinguishability ; b) by its own, the concept of indistinguishability will require, when the Planck constant is properly introduced in the deductive analysis, the uncertainty correlation relation Δgq Δp A≥ h.
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Neri, D., Chahoud, J. On an intrinsic quantal nature of statistical thermodynamics. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 43, 19–22 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749489
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