5. Non-harmonic gas: let us re-examine the generalized ideal gas introduced in the previous section, using statistical mechanics rather than kinetic theory. Consider a gas of N non-interacting atoms in a d-dimensional box of "volume" V, with a kinetic energy where i, is the momentum of the ith particle.

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5. Non-harmonic gas: let us re-examine the generalized ideal gas introduced in the previous
section, using statistical mechanics rather than kinetic theory. Consider a gas of N
non-interacting atoms in a d-dimensional box of "volume" V, with a kinetic energy
H =EAPI".
where i, is the momentum of the ith particle.
Transcribed Image Text:5. Non-harmonic gas: let us re-examine the generalized ideal gas introduced in the previous section, using statistical mechanics rather than kinetic theory. Consider a gas of N non-interacting atoms in a d-dimensional box of "volume" V, with a kinetic energy H =EAPI". where i, is the momentum of the ith particle.
(a) Calculate the classical partition function Z(N, T) at a temperature T. (You don't
have to keep track of numerical constants in the integration.)
(b) Calculate the pressure and the internal energy of this gas. (Note how the usual
equipartition theorem is modified for non-quadratic degrees of freedom.)
(c) Now consider a diatomic gas of N molecules, each with energy
K
where the superscripts refer to the two particles in the molecule. (Note that this
unrealistic potential allows the two atoms to occupy the same point.) Calculate the
(1)
expectation value (7,
(d) Calculate the heat capacity ratio y= Cp/Cy, for the above diatomic gas.
at temperature T.
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) Calculate the classical partition function Z(N, T) at a temperature T. (You don't have to keep track of numerical constants in the integration.) (b) Calculate the pressure and the internal energy of this gas. (Note how the usual equipartition theorem is modified for non-quadratic degrees of freedom.) (c) Now consider a diatomic gas of N molecules, each with energy K where the superscripts refer to the two particles in the molecule. (Note that this unrealistic potential allows the two atoms to occupy the same point.) Calculate the (1) expectation value (7, (d) Calculate the heat capacity ratio y= Cp/Cy, for the above diatomic gas. at temperature T. %3D
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