Thermodynamics: Stats
Problems
Problem :
Problems 1 through 5 will use the following system. Suppose that we
have a two state system, in which the first state has energy
and the second, energy
3
. Give the ratio
of the probability of occupancy of the first to the probability of
occupancy of the second, and simplify.
= 
= e
2
/τ
e
-
/τ
= e
-Problem :
Calculate the absolute probability of finding the system in the state
with energy
.
) = 
Problem :
What happens to the occupation of the state with energy
as
τ→ 0
and as
τ→∞
?
= 1
= 
