diff --git a/src/2_debye_model.md b/src/2_debye_model.md index f2cc05a2f3a58cd72229821b2368e1cf7cd45700..7cd110a88014782eed385e6a6fa6657d88f30919 100644 --- a/src/2_debye_model.md +++ b/src/2_debye_model.md @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ There is therefore exactly one allowed ${\bf k}$ per volume $\left(\frac{2\pi}{L When we consider larger and larger box sizes $L→∞$, the volume per allowed mode becomes smaller and smaller, and eventually we obtain an integral: $$ -\sum_\mathbf{k} \rightarrow \frac{L^3}{(2\pi)^3}\iiint\limits_{-∞}^{∞}dk_x dk_y dk_z ) +\sum_\mathbf{k} \rightarrow \frac{L^3}{(2\pi)^3}\iiint\limits_{-∞}^{∞}dk_x dk_y dk_z $$ @@ -291,6 +291,15 @@ ax.legend(loc='lower right'); ## Exercises +### Quick warm-up exercises + +1. Express the three-dimensional density of states in terms of $\omega_D$. +2. Express the heat capacity for low $T$ in terms of $T_D$. +3. Make a sketch of the heat capacity in the low $T$ for two different Debye temperatures. +4. Why are there only 3 polarizations when there are 6 degrees of freedom in three-dimensions for an oscillator? +5. Convert the two-dimensional integral $\int\mathrm{d}k_x\mathrm{d}k_y$ to a one-dimensional integral. +6. Einstein model has the free fitting parammeter $\omega$, but Debye model doesn't require any fitting parameters to properly describe the low temperature limit? There is, however, a material dependent parameter in the Debye model. Which one is it? + ### Exercise 1: Debye model: concepts Consider the probability to find an atom of a 1D solid that originally had a position $x$ at a displacement $\delta x$ shown below: