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... Calculate M and its standard deviation AM in terms of N , p , and μo . 2.14 Direct calculation of ñ and ( An ) 2 Consider an ideal system of N identical spins . The number n of mag- netic moments which point in the up direction can then ...
... Calculate M and its standard deviation AM in terms of N , p , and μo . 2.14 Direct calculation of ñ and ( An ) 2 Consider an ideal system of N identical spins . The number n of mag- netic moments which point in the up direction can then ...
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... calculated in Sec . 4.7 . ( b ) Use ( i ) to calculate the mean energy E of the gas by means of the general relation derived in Prob . 4.18 . Show that the functional form of ( i ) implies immediately that E must be simply N times as ...
... calculated in Sec . 4.7 . ( b ) Use ( i ) to calculate the mean energy E of the gas by means of the general relation derived in Prob . 4.18 . Show that the functional form of ( i ) implies immediately that E must be simply N times as ...
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... calculate the partition function Z for this oscillator , using the defini- tion ( ii ) of Prob . 4.18 . ( To evaluate the sum , note that it is merely a geometric series . ) ( b ) Apply the general relation ( i ) of Prob . 4.18 to calculate ...
... calculate the partition function Z for this oscillator , using the defini- tion ( ii ) of Prob . 4.18 . ( To evaluate the sum , note that it is merely a geometric series . ) ( b ) Apply the general relation ( i ) of Prob . 4.18 to calculate ...
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