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==Law of Dulong and Pettit: failure of classical physics==
==Law of Dulong and Pettit: failure of classical physics==
<math>C_{v} = \frac{\partial \epsilon (T)}{\partial T} = 3nk_{B}</math>
<math>C_{v} = \frac{\partial \epsilon (T)}{\partial T} = 3nk_{B}</math>
-This is wrong at low temperatures


==Quantization of sound waves: phonons==
==Quantization of sound waves: phonons==

Revision as of 09:11, 20 March 2009

Law of Dulong and Pettit: failure of classical physics

-This is wrong at low temperatures

Quantization of sound waves: phonons

Bose-Einstein distribution

Classical limit

Thermodynamics of phonons

Low T specific heat

Debye model

Planck distribution and the black-body radiation law

Experimental probes of phonons