3. Kittel, Ch4-7. Free energy of photon gas. (a) Show that the partition function of a photon gas is given by z = II n II [1-exp(-ħw/T)]¯'. where the product is over the modes n. (b) The Helmholtz free energy is found directly from (53) as F = T log[1-exp(-ħw, /T)]. F = 71 Transform of the sum to an integral; integrate by parts to find T² VT (53) 3 3 45h³c³ (54) (55)

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3. Kittel, Ch4-7. Free energy of photon gas. (a) Show that the partition function of a
photon gas is given by
z = II
n
II [1-exp(-ħw/T)]¯'.
where the product is over the modes n. (b) The Helmholtz free energy is found
directly from (53) as
F = T log[1-exp(-ħw, /T)].
F =
71
Transform of the sum to an integral; integrate by parts to find
T² VT
3 3
45ħ³c³
(53)
(54)
(55)
Transcribed Image Text:3. Kittel, Ch4-7. Free energy of photon gas. (a) Show that the partition function of a photon gas is given by z = II n II [1-exp(-ħw/T)]¯'. where the product is over the modes n. (b) The Helmholtz free energy is found directly from (53) as F = T log[1-exp(-ħw, /T)]. F = 71 Transform of the sum to an integral; integrate by parts to find T² VT 3 3 45ħ³c³ (53) (54) (55)
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