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A microstate may not be physically accessible from current microstate (though it has the same state vectors) -- should ergodicity go unquestioned? Multiplicity should be the number of ways a microstate can be reached via a {\it physical} pathway.
In classical mechanics, I can label the particles 1, 2, ... If I draw on them, is this different from labeling them in my mind and keeping track with a videocamera? Where does entropy change come from in the latter case, given only I know about the labeling?
{\bf To do:}
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\item Tidy up this section.
\item Is there relevance to my question (rather than broader considerations)?
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