A one-dimensional harmonic oscillator of mass m and angular frequency w is in a heat bath of temperature T. What is the root mean square ofthe displacement of the oscillator? (In the expressions below k is the Boltzmann constant.)Select one:○ (KT/mw²)1/2○ (KT/mw²)-1/2○ kT/wO (KT/mw²) 1/2In(2)

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