An Introduction to Thermal Physics
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Author: Daniel V. Schroeder
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Chapter A.3, Problem 13P
(a)
To determine
A formula for the allowed energies of an ultra relativistic particle confined to a one-dimensional box of length
(b)
To determine
To estimate:
The minimum energy of an electron confined inside a box of width
(c)
To determine
To Estimate:The minimum energy of three particles and to obtain an estimate of the nucleon mass.
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