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Commit 53a1cf88 authored by Anton Akhmerov's avatar Anton Akhmerov
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use a more specific description of heat capacity

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Hence, $\langle E \rangle$ converges towards a constant value of $\hbar \omega_0/2$—the _zero-point energy_.
Because the energy in the oscillator becomes approximately constant when $k_B T\ll\hbar \omega_0$, we already see that the heat capacity drops with temperature.
Having found an expression for $\langle E \rangle$ as a function of $T$, we now calculate the heat capacity per atom $C$ explicitly by using its definition:
Having found an expression for $\langle E \rangle$ as a function of $T$, we now calculate the heat capacity per harmonic oscillator explicitly by using its definition:
$$
\begin{align}
C &\equiv \frac{d \langle E \rangle}{d T}\\
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