| N&=\underset{momenta}\int\text{d}^{3}\mathbf{p}\underset{positions}\int\text{d}^{3}\mathbf{r}f(\mathbf{r},\mathbf{p},t) | | N&=\underset{momenta}\int\text{d}^{3}\mathbf{p}\underset{positions}\int\text{d}^{3}\mathbf{r}f(\mathbf{r},\mathbf{p},t) |
| &=\underset{momenta}\iiint\; \; \; \underset{positions}\iiint f(x,y,z,p_{x},p_{y},p_{z},t)\; \text{d}x\,\text{d}y\,\text{d}z\,\text{d}p_x\,\text{d}p_y\,\text{d}p_z | | &=\underset{momenta}\iiint\; \; \; \underset{positions}\iiint f(x,y,z,p_{x},p_{y},p_{z},t)\; \text{d}x\,\text{d}y\,\text{d}z\,\text{d}p_x\,\text{d}p_y\,\text{d}p_z |
| which is a [[multiple integral|6-fold integral]]. While ''f'' is associated with a number of particles, the phase space is for one-particle (not all of them, which is usually the case with [[deterministic]] [[many body problem|many-body]] systems), since only one '''r''' and '''p''' is in question. It is not part of the analysis to use '''r'''<sub>1</sub>, '''p'''<sub>1</sub> for particle 1, '''r'''<sub>2</sub>, '''p'''<sub>2</sub> for particle 2, etc. up to '''r'''<sub>''N''</sub>, '''p'''<sub>''N''</sub> for particle ''N''. | | which is a [[multiple integral|6-fold integral]]. While ''f'' is associated with a number of particles, the phase space is for one-particle (not all of them, which is usually the case with [[deterministic]] [[many body problem|many-body]] systems), since only one '''r''' and '''p''' is in question. It is not part of the analysis to use '''r'''<sub>1</sub>, '''p'''<sub>1</sub> for particle 1, '''r'''<sub>2</sub>, '''p'''<sub>2</sub> for particle 2, etc. up to '''r'''<sub>''N''</sub>, '''p'''<sub>''N''</sub> for particle ''N''. |