Fill in the missing algebraic steps to derive equations 3.30, 3.31, and 3.33.

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01

Given Information

The equation for the temperature of magnets is given as:

1T=-12μBSN..(1)

Where,

T= temperature

B= magnetic field

μ= constant

S= entropy

N= number of up dipoles of the paramagnet

The entropy of the paramagnets from Stirling's approximation is given as:

S=kNlnN-NlnN-N-NlnN-N

The expression for the number of up dipoles of the paramagnet is given as:

N=N2-U2μB

Where,

N= total number of the spins

U= total energy of the paramagnets

The expression for the heat capacity in the magnetic field of the paramagnet is given as:

role="math" localid="1647337393137" CB=UT..(2)

Where,

CB= heat capacity in the magnetic field Bof the paramagnet.

02

Calculation

By substituting the value of entropy in equation (1), we get,

1T=k2μBN[NlnNNlnN(NN)ln(NN)]1T=k2μB[lnNNN+ln(NN)+NNNN]1T=k2μBlnNNN

Where,

k= Boltzmann's constant

By substituting N2-U2μBfor Nin the above expression, we get,

1T=k2μBlnN/2U/2μBNN/2U/2μB1T=k2μBln(NU/μBN+U/μB)

By taking exponential on both the sides in the above expression, it becomes,

e1/T=ek/2μBN-U/μBN+U/μB

On simplifying the above expression for the total energy of the paramagnets, it becomes,

N-UμB=e2μB/kTN+UμBUμB1+e2μB/kT=N1-e2μB/kTU=NμB1-e2μB/kT1+e2μB/kT

On multiplying the numerator and denominator of the right-hand side by e-μB/kTin the above expression, we get,

U=NμB(eμB/kTeμB/kTeμB/kT+eμB/kT)U=NμB(2sinh(μB/kT)2cosh(μB/kT))U=NμBtanh(μBkT)

By substituting this value in equation (2), we get,

CB=-NμBTtanhμBkTCB=-NμB1cosh2(μB/kT)μBk-T-2CB=Nk(μB/kT)2cosh2(μB/kT)

03

Final answer

The missing steps for calculating the temperature, total energy, and heat capacity of the paramagnet using Stirling's approximation of the entropy are shown.

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