The Bose-Einstein distribution describes the occupation probability of a state at a given energy $\hbar \omega$. It is plotted as a function of energy below. We see that low-energy states are more likely to be occupied than high-energy states.
Using the Bose-Einstein distribution, we can calculate the expectation value of the energy stored in the oscillator
The Bose-Einstein distribution describes the occupation probability of a state at a given energy $\hbar \omega$. Using the Bose-Einstein distribution, we can calculate the expectation value of the energy stored in the oscillator
The plot on the left shows the Bose-Einstein distribution vs energy. We see that low-energy states are more likely to be occupied than high-energy states. The plot on the right shows the increasing thermal energy in the oscillator as a function of temperature and highlights the zero-point energy $\hbar\omega_0/2$ that remains in the oscillator at $T=0$, which is a consequence of the uncertainty principle.