Question Bank MSQ • 2 Marks Section 5: Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics

QB_PH_130: Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics

Question Statement

For a non-relativistic free particle gas ($E = p^2/2m$), the density of states $g(E)$ scales with energy as:
(A) g(E) \propto E^{1/2} \text{ in 3 dimensions}
(B) g(E) \propto E^0 = \text{constant} \text{ in 2 dimensions}
(C) g(E) \propto E^{-1/2} \text{ in 1 dimension}
(D) g(E) \propto E^2 \text{ in all dimensions}
Correct Answer
A, B, C
Verified Key

Step-by-Step KaTeX Derivation & Detailed Explanation

### Solution: $g(E) \propto E^{d/2 - 1}$. In 3D: $E^{1/2}$, 2D: constant, 1D: $E^{-1/2}$.
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