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Day 28: Fermi Dirac distribution

Topics
  1. Feed back on Friday
  2. Single particle states
  3. Atom states are not independent, He with one electron in 2s, this energy varies if the other electron is in 1s or 3s.
  4. Metals, doped semiconductors, independent model is OK.
  5. Lev Landau and Fermi liquid theory: bit of history on Landau
  6. Derive FD from grand partition function, make clear distinction between system states and single particle states.
  7. No N!, states are distinguishable, by definition
  8. Grand potential, N and U and S
  9. Properties of FD distribution.
Problems in class
Reflection

Trying to find out if students really got the occupation number idea. Not sure, expnanations seem OK, but written work not. Need in class test for that.

Day 29: Fermi systems

Topics
  1. Review single particle states, system states
  2. Review Gibbs factor, grand partition function, grand potential (no N!)
  3. Review N and FD function, explain details of FD function
  4. Get U and S
  5. Introduce density of states
  6. Approximate FD by piece-wise linear
Problems in class
Reflection

Day 30: Title

Topics
  1. XXX
Problems in class
Reflection