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Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Problem set 22

  1. Given the usual canonical commutation relations, the commutator [A,B] of A=i(xp_y-yp_z) and B=i(yp_z+zp_y) is
    1. \hbar(xp_z-p_xz)
    2. -\hbar(xp_z-p_xz)
    3. \hbar(xp_z+p_xz)
    4. -\hbar(xp_z+p_xz)
  2. The entropy of a system, S, is related to the accessible phase space volume \Gamma by S = k\ln \Gamma(E, N,V) where E, N and V are the energy, number of particles and volume respectively. From this one can conclude that \Gamma
    1. does not change during evolution to equilibrium
    2. oscillates during evolution to equilibrium
    3. is a maximum at equilibrium
    4. is a minimum at equilibrium
  3. Let \Delta W be the work done in a quasistatic reversible thermodynamic process. Which of the following statements about \Delta W is correct?
    1. \Delta W is a perfect differential if the process is isothermal
    2. \Delta W is a perfect differential if the process is adiabatic
    3. \Delta W is always a perfect differential
    4. \Delta W cannot be a perfect differential
  4. Consider a system of three spins S_1, S_2 and S_3 each of which can take values +1 and -1. The energy of the system is given by E = -J\left[ S_1 S_2 + S_2 S_3 + S_3 S_1\right], where J is a positive constant. The minimum energy and the corresponding number of spin configurations are, respectively,
    1. J and 1
    2. -3J and 1
    3. -3J and 2
    4. -6J and 2
  5. The minimum energy of a collection of 6 non-interacting electrons of spin-\frac{1}{2} and mass m placed in a one dimensional infinite square well potential of width L is
    1. 14\pi^2\hbar^2/mL^2
    2. 91\pi^2\hbar^2/mL^2
    3. 7\pi^2\hbar^2/mL^2
    4. 3\pi^2\hbar^2/mL^2

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