How Does Temperature Influence Magnetic Alignment in Spin-1/2 Particles?

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Homework Statement

Consider a system of N non-interacting distinguishable particles spin half particles each of which has magnetic moment u and the system is at an equilibrium temperature T in a magnetic field B such that n particles have their magnetic moments aligned parallel to B.
Find the entropy and energy of the system
Determine T using the relation between S and E. Determine the ratio n/N in terms of the chemical potential, B and T

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The Attempt at a Solution

I know that the entropy of the system is k ln (Factorial(N)/(Factorial(n)*Factorial(N-n))). But how to determine the energy and the temperature. should i calculate the partition function?

 

[mark726]

your first step would be to carefully read and understand the problem statement and the equations given. From the given information, you can deduce that the system is in thermal equilibrium and that the particles are non-interacting and distinguishable. This means that you can treat each particle independently and use statistical mechanics to calculate the entropy and energy of the system.

To determine the energy of the system, you can use the formula for the internal energy of a non-interacting system, which is given by U = ∑εiP(εi), where εi is the energy of a single particle and P(εi) is the probability of a particle having energy εi. In this case, the energy levels of the particles are determined by their spin orientations, with two possible states for each particle (up or down). Thus, εi = ±μB, where μ is the magnetic moment and B is the magnetic field. The probability of a particle having energy εi is given by the Boltzmann distribution, P(εi) = e^(-εi/kT)/Z, where Z is the partition function. The partition function for N particles is given by Z = ∑e^(-εi/kT), where the sum is taken over all possible states of the system.

To determine the entropy of the system, you can use the formula S = k ln Ω, where Ω is the number of microstates (or configurations) that correspond to the given macrostate. In this case, the microstates correspond to the different spin orientations of the particles. You can use the formula for the multiplicity of a non-interacting system, which is given by Ω = (N!)/(n!(N-n)!), where N is the total number of particles and n is the number of particles with their magnetic moments aligned parallel to the magnetic field.

To determine the temperature of the system, you can use the relation between entropy and energy, which is given by dS/dE = 1/T. This means that you can calculate the temperature by taking the derivative of the entropy with respect to energy.

Finally, to determine the ratio n/N in terms of the chemical potential, magnetic field, and temperature, you can use the formula for the chemical potential of a non-interacting system, which is given by μ = kTln(N/n), where μ is the chemical potential, T is the temperature, and N and n are