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@@ -165,47 +165,38 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
&= \frac{S}{6 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2} \varepsilon_F^{3/2}
\end{aligned}$$
-The total population $$N = L^3 n$$ can therefore be expressed
-as a function of $$\varepsilon_F$$:
-
-$$\begin{aligned}
- N(\varepsilon_F)
- &= \frac{S L^3}{6 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2} \varepsilon_F^{3/2}
-\end{aligned}$$
-
-And from this we obtain a formula for the
-[density of states](/know/concept/density-of-states/)
-$$g$$ of a 3D Fermi gas:
+And from this we obtain the [density of states](/know/concept/density-of-states/)
+$$g$$ per unit volume of a 3D Fermi gas:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
g(\varepsilon_F)
- = \dv{N}{\varepsilon_F}
- = \frac{S L^3}{4 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2} \varepsilon_F^{1/2}
+ = \dv{n}{\varepsilon_F}
+ = \frac{S}{4 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2} \varepsilon_F^{1/2}
}
\end{aligned}$$
Now, $$\varepsilon_F$$ is the highest energy of a single fermion,
-but what about the total $$N$$-particle energy $$E$$?
+but what about the total $$N$$-particle energy $$E$$ of the cube?
This is easy to calculate using the density of states:
$$\begin{aligned}
- E
+ \frac{E}{L^3}
&= \int_0^{\varepsilon_F} \varepsilon \: g(\varepsilon) \dd{\varepsilon}
\\
- &= \frac{S L^3}{4 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2}
+ &= \frac{S}{4 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2}
\int_0^{\varepsilon_F} \varepsilon^{3/2} \dd{\varepsilon}
\\
- &= \frac{3}{2} \frac{S L^3}{6 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2} \: \frac{2}{5} \varepsilon_F^{5/2}
+ &= \frac{3}{2} \frac{S}{6 \pi^2} \bigg( \frac{2 m}{\hbar^2} \bigg)^{3/2} \: \frac{2}{5} \varepsilon_F^{5/2}
\end{aligned}$$
-Here, we recognize $$N(\varepsilon_F)$$ from earlier,
-leading to the following expression for the total $$E$$:
+Here, we recognize $$n(\varepsilon_F)$$ from earlier,
+leading to the following total $$E$$ per unit volume:
$$\begin{aligned}
\boxed{
- E
- = \frac{3}{5} N \varepsilon_F
+ \frac{E}{L^3}
+ = \frac{3}{5} n \varepsilon_F
}
\end{aligned}$$