We calculate the canonical partition function ZN​ for a system of N free
particles obeying so-called `quon' statistics where q is real and satisfies
∣q∣<1 by using simple counting arguments. We observe that this system is
afflicted by the Gibbs paradox and that ZN​ is independent of q. We
demonstrate that such a system of particles obeys the ideal gas law and that
the internal energy U ( and hence the specific heat capacity CV​ ) is
identical to that of a system of N free particles obeying Maxwell-Boltzmann
statistics.Comment: 12 pages RevTex, NCL94-TP5 ( To be published in Physics Letters A