Published March 1, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy fluctuation and discontinuity of specific heat

  • 1. School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500046 (India)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Scottish Church College, 1 and 3 Urquhart Square, Kolkata-700006 (India)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Vidyasagar College, 39 Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata-700006 (India)

Description

The specific heat per particle (cv) of an ideal gas, on many occasions, is interpreted as energy fluctuation per particle (▵ϵ2) of the ideal gas through the relation ▵ϵ2 = kT2cv, where k is the Boltzmann constant and T is the temperature. This relationship is true only in the classical limit and deviates significantly in the quantum degenerate regime. We have analytically explored quantum to classical crossover of this relationship, in particular, for 3D free Bose and Fermi gases. We have explored the same for harmonically trapped cases. We have obtained a hump of ϵ 2 / k T 2 c v ( c l ) around its condensation point for 3D harmonically trapped Bose gas. We have discussed the possibility of an occurring phase transition with the discontinuity of heat capacity from the existence of such a hump for other Bose and Fermi systems. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/2015/03/P03013

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Statistical Mechanics
Journal Volume
2015
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
[10 p.]
ISSN
1742-5468

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51053888
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOSE-EINSTEIN GAS; FERMI GAS; FLUCTUATIONS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SPECIFIC HEAT
Descriptors DEC
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS