(a) Show that the partition function of a photon gas is given by Where the product is...

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(a) Show that the partition function of a photon gas is given by

p(- hwn 1 – exp П-


Where the product is over the modes n

(b) The Helmholtz free energy is found directly from (53) as

Transform the sum to an integral; integrate by parts to find


F = –π24/45h3c3

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Thermal Physics

ISBN: 978-0716710882

2nd Edition

Authors: Charles Kittel, Herbert Kroem

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