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E = \int \limits_0^{\infty} g(\epsilon) n_{FD}(\beta (\epsilon - \mu)) \epsilon \mathrm{d} \epsilon
$$
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3. The electronic heat capacity $C_e$ approaches $3N k_B$.
4. Thermal smearing is too significant and we can not accurately approximate the fraction of the excited electron through triangles anymore. Thus the Sommerfeld expansion breaks down.
4. Thermal smearing is too significant and we can not accurately approximate the fraction of the excited electron with triangles anymore. Thus the Sommerfeld expansion breaks down.
5. Electrons.
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2. The DOS for the positive energies is given by
$$
g(\epsilon) = (2_s + 2_v) 2 \pi \left(\frac{L}{2 \pi}\right)^2 \frac{\epsilon}{c^2},
$$
where $2_s$ is the spin degeneracy and $2_v$ is the valley degeneracy.
If we account for the negative energies as well, we obtain
$$
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$$
3. $g(\epsilon)$ vs $\epsilon$ is a linear plot. Here, the region marked by $-k_B T$ is a triangle whose area gives the number of electrons that can be excited:
$$
\begin{align}
n_{ex} &= \frac{1}{2} g(-k_B T) k_B T\\
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