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Kjkus
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Homework Statement
I uploaded a picture of the problem here: http://imgur.com/kD35ROl
Sorry about the norwegian text, the problem is this:
The three figures with red lines indicate three different energy levels of a system in thermal equilibrium with a reservoir of temperature T. The three plots are the corresponding heat capacities, the problem is assigning the graphs to the correct energy structure. The plots are all with the same reference temperature Theta, but different reference heat capacities C*
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The Attempt at a Solution
I tried calculating the partition function, and working from there. I got Z=exp(-B.E_0)+exp(-B.E_1)+exp(-B.E_2). From there I tried calculating the average internal energy by taking the logarithm of Z and differentiating with respect to beta (B). The heat capacity should then be the derivative of the average internal energy with respect to temperature, but this doesn't really help me solve the problem at all. I think I may be attacking this all wrong