Abstract
A way is suggested of incorporating the exact dynamics of a system into a statistical framework which is self-contained for low-order distribution functions.
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Tate, A. Statistical dynamics. J Stat Phys 2, 53–59 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009710
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