Evaluate the integrand in equation 7.112as a power series in x, keeping terms through x4• Then carry out the integral to find a more accurate expression for the energy in the high-temperature limit. Differentiate this expression to obtain the heat capacity, and use the result to estimate the percent deviation of Cvfrom3NkatT=TDandT=2TD.

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The heat capacity isCv=3Nk1120TDT2and the percent deviation of Cvis1.25%.

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01

Given Information 

We need to find calculate the integrand in the equation7.112as a power series inxkeeping terms through x4.

02

Simplify

Equation is given as:

U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx3ex1dx

where,

x=hcsn2LkTxmax=TDT

at low-temperature limit TTD, the value of is very small so we can expand the exponential in the denominator using:

ex1+x+x2/2+x3/6

therefore:

U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx31+x+12x2+16x31U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx3x+12x2+16x3U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx21+12x+16x21

now we can use (1+y)11+y+y2, where y=12x16x2we get :

U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx2112x16x2+12x16x22U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx2112x16x2+14x2+136x4+16x3

neglect the xwith power of 3and4inside the bracket because x is very small ,so:

U=9NkT4TD30xmaxx212x3+112x4

now the function inside the integration is easy to be integrated, so integrate from 0to xmaxto get:

U=9NkT4TD313x318x4+160x50xmaxU=9NkT4TD313xmax318xmax4+160xmax5

but xmax=TTD, so,

U=9NkT4TD313TDT318TDT4+160TDT5U=9NkTD13TTD18+160TDT

the heat capacity at constant volume is the just the partial derivative of the energy with respect to the temperature, that is:

Cv=UT

thus,

localid="1650887002266" Cv=9NkTDT13TTD18+160TDTCv=9NkTD131TD160TDT2Cv=3Nk1120TDT2

03

Calculation

Now calculating the deviation from the asymptotic value 3NkT,atT=TD,

substitute into the above equation we get:

CVT=TD=3Nk1120TDTD2CVT=TD=0.953Nk

so it deviates by 5%AtT=2TD.

CVT=2TD=3Nk1120TD2TD2CVT=2TD=0.98753Nk

so it deviates by1.25%

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