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Consider a gas of nidentical spin-0 bosons confined by an isotropic three-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential. (In the rubidium experiment discussed above, the confining potential was actually harmonic, though not isotropic.) The energy levels in this potential are =nhf, where nis any nonnegative integer and fis the classical oscillation frequency. The degeneracy of level nis(n+1)(n+2)/2.

(a) Find a formula for the density of states, g(), for an atom confined by this potential. (You may assume n>>1.)

(b) Find a formula for the condensation temperature of this system, in terms of the oscillation frequency f.

(c) This potential effectively confines particles inside a volume of roughly the cube of the oscillation amplitude. The oscillation amplitude, in turn, can be estimated by setting the particle's total energy (of order kT) equal to the potential energy of the "spring." Making these associations, and neglecting all factors of 2 and and so on, show that your answer to part (b) is roughly equivalent to the formula derived in the text for the condensation temperature of bosons confined inside a box with rigid walls.

Short Answer

Expert verified

(a) Number of density states g()=122(hf)3.

(b) The condensation temperature for this system =hfkN1.20213

(c) The expression obtained was roughly equal to the condensate temperature of bosons confined inside a box with rigid walls.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information

Number of particles =

N=0g()de(-)kT-1 (Equation-1)

Here,

g()=density of states,

k= Boltzmann's constant,

T= temperature.

02

Step 2.  (a) To find the formula for density state

The energy levels in the 3-dimensional harmonic oscillator,

=nhf

Here,

nis any nonnegative integer and fis the classical oscillation frequency, and his the Planck's constant

n=hf

The degeneracy level of n=

g(n)dn=12(n+1)(n+2)

Assuming n>>1g(n)dn=nn2dn,

g(n)dn=n22dn

Differentiating the equation =nhfon both side

d=dnhf

dn=dhf'

Substituting the value of dn=dhf'and n=/hfin the equation g(n)dn=n22dn,

g()d=12hf2dhf

=122(hf)3d

Thus, Number of density states,g()=122(hf)3

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Step 3. To find the condensate temperature of the system we have N=∫0∞g(ε)dεe(ε-μ)kT-1 

Substituting the value of =0,N0=0,g()=122hf'3

N=0122(hf)3dekT-1

Let ,x=kTanddx=dkT

N=012xkTc2(hf)3dxkTcex-1

=12kTChf30x2dxex-1

kTChf3=2N0x2dxex-1 (Equation-2)

As we know,

0x2ex-1dx=(3)(3)

=2!(1.202)

=2.404

Substituting the value of 0x2ex-1dx=2.404in Equation-2

kTChf3=2N2.404

TC=hfkN1.20213

Thus, the condensate temperature for this system=hfkN1.20213

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Step 4. To find the condensation temperature of bosons confined inside a box with rigid walls

We have,

The expression for potential energy

Epot=CL22

kTC=CL22

Here,

C= spring constant

L= distance from the equilibrium position.

Angular frequency of system, =Cm

C=m2

Substituting the value of C in equation kTC=CL22

kTc=m2L22

kTC2=mL22

2kTc=2mL2

Multiplying and dividing left side with h2,

222kTC=2mL2

(hf)22kTc=2mL2

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Step 5.  The condensate temperature is kTC=hfN1.20213

Applying square on both sides

kTC2=(hf)2N1.20223

kTC=(hf)2kTCN1.20223

=2(hf)22kTcN1.20223

Substituting the value of 2mL2=(hf)22kTC

kTc=22mL2N1.20223

=h222mL2N1.20223

Substituting V1/3=L

kTC=1h22mNV2311.20223

=0.318h22mNV23

Therefore, the expression obtained was roughly equal to the condensate temperature of bosons confined inside a box with rigid walls.

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