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Starting with the result of Problem 2.17, find a formula for the temperature of an Einstein solid in the limit q≪N. Solve for the energy as a function of temperature to obtain U=Nϵe-ϵ/kT (whereϵ is the size of an energy unit).

Short Answer

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The required expression isU=Nεe-εkT.

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01

Given

Expression for the multiplicity of Einstein solid in low-temperature limit q≪Nis given as:

role="math" localid="1646983518799" Ω≈Neqq..........(1)

Here, Nis number of oscillator in solid, qis number of energy unit.

02

Explanation

Mathematically, temperature can be defined as:

1T=∂S∂U..........(2)

Where,

∂Sis the change in entropy and ∂Uis the change in the internal energy of the body.

Total energy of the system is given as:

U=qε

Where, qis number of energy unit.

Equation (1) can be written by substituting the values of qas:

Ω≈NeεUUε

Entropy is given as:

S=klnΩ

Here, kis Boltzmann constant and Ωis multiplicity.

By substituting the value of Ωin the above equation, we get,

S=klnNeεUUε

But lnab=bln(a), therefore, the above equation can be rewritten as:

S=kUεlnNeεU

Also, lnab=lna+lnband lnab=lna-lnbso, the above equation becomes:

S=UkεlnNε+lne-lnUS=UkεlnNε+1-lnU

By substituting this value of Sin equation (2), we get,

1T=∂S∂U=∂∂UUkεln(Nε)+1-ln(U)1T=kεln(Nε)+kε-UkUε-kεln(U)1T=kε[ln(Nε)-ln(U)]lnU=ln(Nε)-εkT

Take exponential for both the sides of the above equation,

U=elnNε-εkTU=eln(Nε)·e-εkTU=Nεe-εkT

This result is valid only for low temperature as U=qε≪N.

03

Final answer

Hence, the energy as a function of temperature can be solved to obtainU=Nϵe-ϵ/kT.

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