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Yes, that is the principle. The probability of a single point is zero because an integral over a point is zero, hence “very close to it” (in an infinitesimal volume around the point).

The integral of the probability over the phase space is indeed 1. This is the purpose of the partition function, which is the normalisation factor. The weight function is not normalised a priori.



That helps a lot. Thanks!




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