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After this lecture you will be able to:
- Explain quantum mechanical effects on the heat capacity of solids (Einstein model)
- Compute occupation number, energy and heat capacity of a bosonic particle
- Compute the expected particle number, energy, and heat capacity of a quantum harmonic oscillator (a single boson)
- Write down the total thermal energy of a material
### Einstein model
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- Describe the concept of reciprocal space and allowed momenta
- Write down the total energy of phonons given the temperature and the dispersion relation
- Estimate heat capacity due to phonons in high temperature and low temperature regimes
- Estimate heat capacity due to phonons in high temperature and low temperature regimes of the Debye model
#### Reciprocal space, periodic boundary conditions
Each normal mode can be described by a _wave vector_ ${\bf k}$. A wave vector represents a point in _reciprocal space_ or _k-space_. We can find $g(\omega)$ by counting the number of normal modes in k-space and then converting those to $\omega$.
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- Explain the origins of interatomic forces
- Compute vibrational spectra of small molecules in 1D
- Write down Hamiltonians and equations of motion of bulk materials (but not yet solve them)
- Formulate Hamiltonians and equations of motion of bulk materials (but not yet solve them)
## Adding repulsion
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