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Homework Statement
We have N particles, each of which can either be spin-up ([itex]s_i = 1[/itex]) or spin-down ([itex]s_i = -1[/itex]) with [itex]i = 1, 2, 3...N[/itex]. The particles are in fixed position, don't interact and because they are in a magnetic field with strength B, the energy of the system is given by:
[tex]E(s_1, ..., s_n) = -mB \sum_{i=1}^{N} s_i[/tex]
with m > 0 the magnetic moment of the particles. The temperature is T.
a) Calculate the canonic partition function for N = 1 and the chance that this particle is in spin-up state [itex]P_+[/itex].
b) For any N, calculate the number of microstates [itex]\Omega(N)[/itex], the Helmholtz free energy F(N,T) and the average energy per particle U(N, T)/N
The Attempt at a Solution
a) [tex]Z_1 = e^{-\beta m B} + e^{\beta m B} = 2 \cosh{\beta m B}[/tex]
[tex]P_+ = \frac{e^{-\beta m B}}{2 \cosh{\beta m B}}[/tex]
b) The number of possible microstates is [itex]\Omega(N) = 2^N[/itex], correct?
I know that [itex]U = -\frac{\partial \ln Z}{\partial \beta}[/itex], but I'm not sure how to calculate Z here.
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