Editing Principle of maximum entropy (section)

==Relevance to physics==

The principle of maximum entropy bears a relation to a key assumption of [[kinetic theory of gases]] known as [[molecular chaos]] or ''Stosszahlansatz''. This asserts that the distribution function characterizing particles entering a collision can be factorized. Though this statement can be understood as a strictly physical hypothesis, it can also be interpreted as a heuristic hypothesis regarding the most probable configuration of particles before colliding.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Chliamovitch | first1 = G. | last2 = Malaspinas | first2 = O. | last3 = Chopard | first3 = B. | doi = 10.3390/e19080381 | title = Kinetic theory beyond the Stosszahlansatz | journal = Entropy | volume = 19 | issue = 8 | year = 2017| bibcode = 2017Entrp..19..381C | page=381| doi-access = free }}</ref>