Consider a Bose gas confined in an isotropic harmonic trap, as in the previous problem. For this system, because the energy level structure is much simpler than that of a three-dimensional box, it is feasible to carry out the sum in equation 7.121 numerically, without approximating it as an integral.*

(a) Write equation 7.121 for this system as a sum over energy levels, taking degeneracy into account. Replace Tandμwith the dimensionless variables t=kT/hfandc=μ/hf.

(b) Program a computer to calculate this sum for any given values of tandc. Show that, for N=2000, equation 7.121 is satisfied at t=15provided that c=-10.534. (Hint: You'll need to include approximately the first 200 energy levels in the sum.)

(c) For the same parameters as in part (b), plot the number of particles in each energy level as a function of energy.

(d) Now reduce tto 14 , and adjust the value of cuntil the sum again equals 2000. Plot the number of particles as a function of energy.

(e) Repeat part (d) for t=13,12,11,and10. You should find that the required value of cincreases toward zero but never quite reaches it. Discuss the results in some detail.

Short Answer

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(a) Bose-Einstein distribution function, N=012(n+1)(n+2)dεe(ε-μ)kT-1

(b) Expression to calculate the sum for any given value of tandc, Listplot[occnum,plot range->{0,300}];(*plot occupation numbers*)

(c) The number of particles in each energy level as a function of energy is plotted.

(d) At this temperature tto14the occupancy in the ground state is small and and approximately less than 1.5.

(e) The value of cincreases towards zero but never reaches it.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information

Equation for Bose-Einstein condensation :

N=alls1eε1-μkT-1 (Equation-1)

Sound waves behave almost like light waves. Each made of oscillation has a set of equally spaced energy levels, with the limit of energy equal to:

ε=nhf

The relation between Fermi temperatures and Fermi energy is.

tεF=kT

Here, kis the Boltzmann constant:

The relation between the chemical potential and Fermi energy is,

μ=cεf

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Step 2. (a) Substituting the value of ε=nhf,tεF=kT and μ=cεF in equation-1

we get,

N=alls1enhf-ccFttFhere,εF=hf

=allss1enep-crrtεrr-1

=allss1e(n-c)t-1

Degeneracy of a level'n'is

g(n)dn=12(n+1)(n+2)

Thus the Bose-Einstein distribution function:

N=012(n+1)(n+2)dεe(ε-μ)kT-1

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Step 3. (b) To find the expression to calculate the sum for any given value of t and c.

we have,

hω=1((hbar*omega *)

kt=15((*Boltzmann constant*temperature *)

N=2000(*number of atoms*)

normsumN-:=sumdist[c]*(n+1)*(n+2)2,{m,0,sumlim}

In an isotropic harmonic trap of 3-dimensional box, occupational number of particles can be attained by using this mathematic relation.

Listplot[occnum,plot range->{0,300}];plot occupation numbers**

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Step 4. (c) The number of particles in each energy level as a function of energy is plotted using the following function

Listplot[Table{n,occ[n,-10.536,15]},{n,0,175}]

From the graph we can see that the occupancy peak is at height of. At this temperature the number of particles in the ground state is unity.

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Step 5. (d) After reducing  t to 14 and adjusting the value of c until the sum again equals 2000.

The following mathematical instruction accustomed plot the occupancy graph for t=14. At this temperature the occupancy within the state is tiny and roughly less than 1.5.

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Step 6. (e)The following table shows occupancy of ground state corresponding graphs at t=13,12,11,10.

t=kThfc=μhf
c=μhf
N
15
-10.51.0
13
-4.4
2.5
12
-1.86.1
11.6
-0.9
11.9
11
-0.1
105
10
-0.018
535
9
-0.009
900
8
-0.0066
1220

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