Physics 2541: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: Spring 2014

Homework 12 (last assignment) — due Thursday,

April 17, 2014
10 points each unless noted otherwise:

1. Huang Problem 11.6

2. Huang Problem 12.5

Note in this problem that (P, T ) are the pressure and temperature, v
is the volume per particle, k = kB the Boltzmann constant, and λ the
thermal wavelength.

3. (15 points) Huang Problem 12.6

4. 2D Wigner cystal phonons. A Wigner crystal is a triangular lattice

of electrons in a two dimensional plane. The longitudinal vibration
modes of p this crystal are bosons with frequency dispersion relation
ω(k) = α |k|. Show that, at low temperatures, these modes provide
a contribution to the heat capacity that scales as C ∼ T 4 .