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\input{../blogpost.tex}
\renewcommand{\basename}{basicStatMechLecture18}
\renewcommand{\dirname}{notes/phy452/}
\newcommand{\keywords}{Statistical mechanics, PHY452H1S}
\newcommand{\keywords}{Statistical mechanics, PHY452H1S, Fermi gas, specific heat, density of states, graphene, relativisitic gas, chemical potential, energy, Fermi distribution, hole, electron}
\input{../peeter_prologue_print2.tex}

\beginArtNoToc
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}.
\end{dmath}

Here we've extended the integration range without changing much. FIXME: justify for self. Taking derivatives with respect to temperature we have
Here we've extended the integration range to $-\infty$ since this doesn't change much. FIXME: justify this to myself? Taking derivatives with respect to temperature we have

\begin{dmath}\label{eqn:basicStatMechLecture18:200}
\frac{\delta e}{T}
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\lr{\frac{2m}{\hbar^2}}
^{3/2}
\frac{\hbar }{\sqrt{2m}} \lr{6 \pi^2 \rho}^{1/3}
= \inv{4 \pi^2}
=
\inv{4 \pi^2}
\lr{\frac{2m}{\hbar^2}}
\lr{6 \pi^2 \frac{N}{V}}^{1/3}
\end{dmath}

FIXME: don't see how this leads to the board result?
Giving

\begin{dmath}\label{eqn:basicStatMechLecture18:480}
\frac{C}{N}
=
\frac{\pi^2}{3}
\frac{V}{N}
\inv{4 \pi^2}
\lr{\frac{2m}{\hbar^2}}
\lr{6 \pi^2 \frac{N}{V}}
^{1/3}
\kB (\kB T)
=
\lr{\frac{m}{6 \hbar^2}}
\lr{\frac{V}{N}}^{2/3}
\lr{6 \pi^2}
^{1/3}
\kB (\kB T)
=
\lr{\frac{ \pi^2 m}{3 \hbar^2}}
\lr{\frac{V}{\pi^2 N}}^{2/3}
\kB (\kB T)
=
\lr{\frac{ \pi^2 m}{\hbar^2}}
\frac{\hbar^2}{2 m \epsilon_{\mathrm{F}}}
\kB (\kB T),
\end{dmath}

or

\begin{dmath}\label{eqn:basicStatMechLecture18:300}
\myBoxed{
\frac{C}{N} =
\frac{\pi^2}{2} \kB \frac{ \kB T}{\epsilon_{\mathrm{F}}}.
}
\end{dmath}

This is illustrated in \cref{fig:lecture18:lecture18Fig4}.
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