Explanation

The Boltzmann distribution is a probability distribution that describes how the energy of a system is distributed among its possible states. It is commonly used to describe the behavior of ideal gases, and is given by the equation: f(E) = (1/Z) * e^(-E/kT)

where:

• f(E) is the probability of finding the system in a state with energy Z is the partition function, which is a normalization constant
• E is the energy of the state
• k is Boltzmann's constant
• T is the temperature of the system.