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Set kB​=1. After the Gaussian integral over momenta, the canonical partition function factors as
Z=Zkin​N!1​∫VN​e−U(x1​,…,xN​)/Td3Nx,
(1)
whereas the ideal gas has Zideal​=Zkin​VN/N!. Hence
Zideal​Z​=VN1​∫VN​e−U/Td3Nx=1+VN1​∫VN​(e−U/T−1)d3Nx.
(2)
Using the Helmholtz free energy F=−TlogZ therefore gives
F=Fideal​−Tlog{1+VN1​∫VN​(e−U/T−1)d3Nx}​.
(3)

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