There is still one step to do, rewriting this equation more elegantly:
$$
C = k_b \left(\frac{T_E}{T}\right)^2\frac{e^{T_E/T}}{(e^{T_E/T} - 1)^2)},
$$
where we introduce the *Einstein temperature* $T_E \equiv \hbar \omega / k_B$.
where we introduce the *Einstein temperature* $T_E \equiv \hbar \omega_0 / k_B$.
This is a characteristic temperature when the thermal excitations "freeze out" in the harmonic oscillator.
Consequently, it is also the temperature scale when the heat capacity of an Einstein solid starts significantly decreasing.
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The dashed line is the classical value, $k_{\rm B}$.
Shaded area $=\frac{1}{2}\hbar\omega$, the zero point energy that cannot be removed through cooling.
Shaded area $=\frac{1}{2}\hbar\omega_0$, the zero point energy that cannot be removed through cooling.
This is for just one atom. In order to obtain the heat capacity of a full material, we would have to multiply $C$ (or $\bar{\varepsilon}$) by $3N$, _i.e._ the number of harmonic oscillators according to Einstein model.
This is for just one atom. In order to obtain the heat capacity of a full material, we would have to multiply $C$ (or $\langle E \rangle$) by $3N$, _i.e._ the number of harmonic oscillators according to Einstein model.