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Unit 3
Fermi Gas
Properties of Ideal Fermi Gas and it's Comparison with Classical Ideal Gas
- Fermions are negatively charged while classically ideal gas is neutral.
- Fermions travel with finite speed while classical particles may be treated differently.
- Fermions have odd spins while molecules have no spins.
- Fermions obey FERMI-DIRAC statistical distribution while classical gas obeys Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics.
- Fermions are indistinguishable in FERMI GAS while molecules in classical gas are distinguishable.
- Fermion density in FERMI GAS is much greater than the molecular density in classical ideal gas.
- Fermions obey Pauli's Exclusion Principle while molecules do not.
Equation of state for Ideal fermi Gas
Prove the following using Summerfield's Expansion
$$
\begin{aligned}
& f_{5 / 2}(z)=\frac{8}{15 \sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{5 / 2}\left(1+\frac{5}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\ldots .\right) \\
& f_{3 / 2}(z)=\frac{4}{3 \sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{1}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\ldots .\right) \\
& f_{1 / 2}(z)=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{5 / 2}\left(1-\frac{1}{24} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\ldots .\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
Proof :
The Summerfield Expansion for the fermi function is :
$$
\begin{aligned}
& f_{r}(z)=\frac{(\ln z)^{r}}{\Gamma(r+1)}\left(1+r(r-1) \frac{\pi^{2}}{6} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots\right) \\
& f_{5 / 2}(z)=\frac{(\ln z)^{5 / 2}}{\Gamma(7 / 2)}\left(1+\frac{5}{2} \frac{3}{2} \frac{\pi^{2}}{6} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& \Rightarrow f_{5 / 2}(z)=\frac{8}{15 \sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{5 / 2}\left(1+\frac{15 \pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& f_{3 / 2}(z)=\frac{(\ln z)^{3 / 2}}{\Gamma(5 / 2)}\left(1+\frac{3}{2} \frac{1}{2} \frac{\pi^{2}}{6} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& \Rightarrow \quad f_{3 / 2}(z)=\frac{4}{3 \sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& f_{1 / 2}(z)=\frac{(\ln z)^{1 / 2}}{\Gamma(3 / 2)}\left(1+\frac{1}{2}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) \frac{\pi^{2}}{6} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right)\\
\Rightarrow f_{1 / 2}(z)&=\frac{2(\ln z)^{1 / 2}}{\sqrt{\pi}}\left(1-\frac{\pi^{2}}{24} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots.\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that Fermi Energy is
:
$$E_{F}=\left(\frac{3 N}{4 \pi V}\right)^{2 / 3}\left(\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\right)$$
the chemical Potential is
$$\mu=E_{F}\left(1-\frac{\pi^{2}}{12} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots.\right)$$\\
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
n&=\frac{N}{V}\\
&=\frac{f_{3 / 2}(z)}{\lambda^{3}}\\
& =\frac{4}{\lambda^{3} 3 \sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots\right) \\
& =\frac{(2 \pi m k T)^{3 / 2} 4}{h^{3} 3 \sqrt{\pi}}(\ln z)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& =\left(\frac{2 m}{h^{2}}\right)^{3 / 2}\left(\frac{4 \pi}{3}\right)(k T \ln z)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& =\left(\frac{2 m}{h^{2}}\right)^{3 / 2}\left(\frac{4 \pi}{3}\right)(\mu)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \quad \because \ln z=\ln e^{\mu / k T} \\
& =\left(\frac{2 m}{h^{2}}\right)^{3 / 2}\left(\frac{4 \pi}{3}\right)(\mu)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{k^{2} T^{2}}{\mu^{2}}+\ldots .\right)\\
&\operatorname{At} \mathbf{T}=\mathbf{0 K}, \mu=E_{F}\\
&\Rightarrow \frac{N}{V}=\left(\frac{2 m}{h^{2}}\right)^{3 / 2}\left(\frac{4 \pi}{3}\right) E_{F}^{3 / 2}(1+0+\ldots)\\
& \Rightarrow E_{F}=\left(\frac{3 N}{4 \pi V}\right)^{2 / 3}\left(\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
At any Temperature $T$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \frac{N}{V}=\left(\frac{2 m}{h^{2}}\right)^{3 / 2}\left(\frac{4 \pi}{3}\right)(\mu)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& \left(\frac{3 N}{4 \pi V}\right)^{2 / 3}\left(\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\right)=(\mu)^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& \Rightarrow E_{F}^{3 / 2}=\mu^{3 / 2}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right) \\
& \Rightarrow \mu=E_{F}\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right)^{-2 / 3}
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow \mu=E_{F}\left(1-\frac{2}{3} \frac{\pi^{2}}{8} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right)^{-2 / 3} \\
& \mu=E_{F}\left(1-\frac{\pi^{2}}{12} \frac{1}{(\ln z)^{2}}+\ldots .\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that
$$\frac{U}{N}=\frac{3}{5} E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}+\ldots\right)$$
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
\frac{U}{N}&=\frac{3}{2} k T \frac{f_{5 / 2}(z)}{f_{3 / 2}(z)}\\
& =\frac{3}{2} k T \frac{8 / 15 \sqrt{\pi}}{4 / 3 \sqrt{\pi}} \frac{(\ln z)^{5 / 2}}{(\ln z)^{3 / 2}} \frac{\left(1+\frac{5}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}\right)}{\left(1+\frac{1}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}\right)} \\
& =\frac{3}{2} k T \frac{2}{5} \ln z\left(1+\frac{5}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}\right)\left(1+\frac{1}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}\right)^{-1} \\
& =\frac{3}{5} k T \ln z\left(1+\frac{5}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}\right) \\
& =\frac{3}{5} k T \ln z\left(1-\frac{1}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\frac{5}{8} \pi^{2}(\ln z)^{-2}-\frac{5}{64} \pi^{4}(\ln z)^{-4}\right) \\
& =\frac{3}{5} k T \ln z\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\ldots\right) \\
& =\frac{3}{5} \mu\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\ldots\right)=\frac{3}{5} E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}+\ldots\right)\left(1+\frac{\pi^{2}}{2}(\ln z)^{-2}+\ldots\right) \\
& =\frac{3}{5} E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that Pressure of the Fermi Gas is :
\( P=\frac{2}{5} n E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}\right) \)
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
P&=\frac{2}{3} \frac{U}{V}\\
&=\frac{2}{3} \frac{U / N}{V / N} \\
& =\frac{2}{3} \frac{\frac{3}{5} E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}\right)}{V / N}\\
&=\frac{2}{5} n E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that Specific heat at low temperature is
. $$\dfrac{C_{V}}{N k}=\dfrac{\pi^{2} k T}{2 E_{F}}$$
Proof :
$$
\begin{aligned}
\frac{C_{V}}{N k}&=\frac{\frac{d}{d T} U}{N k}\\
& =\frac{1}{k} \frac{d}{d T} \frac{U}{N}=\frac{1}{k} \frac{d}{d T}\left(\frac{3}{5} E_{F}\left(1+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{12}\left(\frac{k T}{E_{F}}\right)^{2}\right)\right) \\
& =\frac{3}{5 k} E_{F}\left(0+\frac{5 \pi^{2}}{6} \frac{k^{2} T}{E_{F}^{2}}\right) \\
& =\frac{\pi^{2} k T}{2 E_{F}} \\
\Rightarrow C_{V}&=0 \quad \text { Whe } n T \rightarrow 0
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that for Ideal Fermi Gas
$$
\frac{S}{k}=\sum g_{i}\left(\frac{\beta E_{i}-\ln z}{z^{-1} e^{\beta E_{i}}+1}\right)+\ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right)
$$
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
\frac{S}{k}&=\ln W_{\max }=\ln \left(\prod \frac{g_{i}!}{n_{i}!\left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)!}\right) \\
& =\sum\left(g_{i} \ln g_{i}-g_{i}-n_{i} \ln n_{i}+n_{i}-\left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right) \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)+\left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(g_{i} \ln g_{i}-g_{i}-n_{i} \ln n_{i}+n_{i}-g_{i} \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)+n_{i} \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)+\left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(g_{i} \ln g_{i}-n_{i} \ln n_{i}-g_{i} \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)+n_{i} \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(g_{i} \ln g_{i}-n_{i} \ln n_{i}-g_{i} \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)+n_{i} \ln \left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(n_{i} \ln \frac{\left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)}{n_{i}}-g_{i} \ln \frac{\left(g_{i}-n_{i}\right)}{g_{i}}\right) \\
& =\sum\left(n_{i} \ln \left(\frac{g_{i}}{n_{i}}-1\right)-g_{i} \ln \left(1-\frac{n_{i}}{g_{i}}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(n_{i} \ln \left(e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}+1-1\right)-g_{i} \ln \left(1-\frac{1}{e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}+1}\right)\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& =\sum\left(n_{i} \ln \left(e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}\right)-g_{i} \ln \left(\frac{e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}}{e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}+1}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(\frac{g_{i}}{e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}+1} \ln \left(e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}\right)-g_{i} \ln \left(\frac{1}{1+e^{-\alpha-\beta E_{i}}}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum\left(\frac{g_{i}\left(\alpha+\beta E_{i}\right)}{e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}+1}+g_{i} \ln \left(1+e^{-\alpha-\beta E_{i}}\right)\right) \\
& =\sum g_{i}\left(\frac{\left(\beta E_{i}-\ln z\right)}{z^{-1} e^{\beta E_{i}}+1}+\ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right)\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that the equation of state for an Ideal Fermi gas is given by:
$$ \frac{P V}{k T}=\log Z_{F D}=\sum \log \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) $$
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \frac{S}{k}-\sum g_{i}\left(\frac{\left(\beta E_{i}-\ln z\right)}{z^{-1} e^{\beta E_{i}}+1}\right)=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{S}{k}-\sum n_{i}\left(\left(\beta E_{i}-\ln z\right)\right)=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{S}{k}-\sum\left(n_{i} E_{i} / k T-n_{i} \mu / k T\right)=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{S}{k}-\frac{\sum n_{i} E_{i}-\sum n_{i} \mu}{k T}=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{T S-E+G}{k T}=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{G-(E-T S)}{k T}=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{H-T S-U+T S}{k T}=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
\Rightarrow & \frac{P V}{k T}=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right)=\sum \log Z_{F e r m i}
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that
$$ \frac{P}{k T}=\frac{f_{5 / 2}(z)}{\lambda^{3}}$$
Where $$f_{r}(z)=z-\frac{z^{2}}{2^{n}}+\frac{z^{3}}{3^{n}}-\frac{z^{4}}{4^{n}}+\ldots .=\sum(-1)^{n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n^{r}}$$ is Fermi Function\\
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
\frac{P V}{k T}&=\sum g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right)\\
\Rightarrow \frac{P V}{k T}&=\int_{0}^{\infty} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \frac{V}{h^{3}} 4 \pi p^{2} dp\\
& =\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{\infty} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) p^{2} d p \\
& =\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{\infty} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{\left(z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right)^{n}}{n} p^{2} d p \because \ln (1+y)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{y^{n}}{n} \\
& =\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{\infty} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} e^{-n \beta E} p^{2} d p \\
& =\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-n p^{2} / 2 m k T} p^{2} d p \\
& =\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-x} p^{2} d p\\
&(Taking n p^{2} / 2 m k T=x \Rightarrow p^{2}=\dfrac{2 m k T x}{n}, d p\\
&=\dfrac{\sqrt{2 m k T} d x}{2 \sqrt{n} \sqrt{x}})\\
&=\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-x}\left(\frac{2 m k T x}{n}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{2 m k T} d x}{2 \sqrt{n} \sqrt{x}}\right)
\\
&=\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-x} x^{1 / 2} d x\left(\frac{2 m k T}{n}\right)^{3 / 2} \frac{1}{2}\\
&=\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{2 n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} \Gamma(3 / 2)\left(\frac{2 m k T}{n}\right)^{3 / 2} \frac{1}{2}
\\
&=\frac{4 \pi V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{2 n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n} \frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{2}\left(\frac{2 m k T}{n}\right)^{3 / 2} \frac{1}{2}
\\
&=\frac{V}{h^{3}} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{2 n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n}\left(\frac{2 m \pi k T}{n}\right)^{3 / 2}\\
&=\frac{V}{h^{3}}(2 m \pi k T)^{3 / 2} \sum_{1}^{n}(-1)^{2 n+1} \frac{z^{n}}{n^{5 / 2}}\\
&=\frac{V}{h^{3}}(2 m \pi k T)^{3 / 2} f_{5 / 2}(z)\\
&=\frac{V}{\lambda^{3}} f_{5 / 2}(z)\\
\frac{P V}{k T}&=\frac{V}{\lambda^{3}} f_{5 / 2}(z)
\\
\Rightarrow \frac{P}{k T}&=\frac{f_{5 / 2}(z)}{\lambda^{3}}
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that the number of Particles in an Ideal Fermi Gas is giiven by :
$$
N=\frac{V f_{3 / 2}(z)}{\lambda^{3}}
$$
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
& N=\sum n_{i}=\sum \frac{g_{i}}{e^{\alpha+\beta E_{i}}+1}=\sum \frac{g_{i} e^{-\alpha-\beta E_{i}}}{1+e^{-\alpha-\beta E_{i}}} \\
& =\sum \frac{g_{i} z e^{-\beta E_{i}}}{1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}}=z \sum \frac{\partial}{\partial z} g_{i} \ln \left(1+z e^{-\beta E_{i}}\right) \\
& =z \sum \frac{\partial}{\partial z} g_{i} \ln Z \\
& =z \sum \frac{\partial}{\partial z}\left(\frac{P V}{k T}\right) \\
& =z \frac{\partial}{\partial z}\left(\frac{V}{\lambda^{3}} f_{5 / 2}(z)\right) \\
& =\frac{V}{\lambda^{3}} f_{3 / 2}(z)
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that Internal energy of the Fermi gas is given by :
$$
U=\frac{3}{2} N k T \frac{f_{5 / 2}(z)}{f_{3 / 2}(z)}
$$
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
& U=k T^{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial T} \sum g_{i} \ln Z \\
& =k T^{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial T}\left(\frac{P V}{k T}\right) \\
& =k T^{2} \frac{\partial}{\partial T}\left(\frac{V}{\lambda^{3}} f_{5 / 2}(z)\right)=k T^{2} V f_{5 / 2}(z) \frac{\partial}{\partial T}\left(\frac{1}{\lambda^{3}}\right) \\
& =k T^{2} V f_{5 / 2}(z)\left(-\frac{3}{\lambda^{4}} \frac{d \lambda}{d T}\right) \\
& =k T^{2} V f_{5 / 2}(z)\left(-\frac{3}{\lambda^{4}} \frac{d}{d T}\left(\frac{h}{\sqrt{2 \pi m k T}}\right)\right) \\
& =k T^{2} V f_{5 / 2}(z)\left(-\frac{3}{\lambda^{4}}\left(\frac{h}{\sqrt{2 \pi m k}}\left(\frac{-1}{2} T^{-3 / 2}\right)\right)\right) \\
& =\frac{3}{2} k T^{2} V f_{5 / 2}(z) \frac{1}{\lambda^{4}} \frac{h}{\sqrt{2 \pi m k T}} \frac{1}{T} \\
& =\frac{3}{2} k T V f_{5 / 2}(z) \frac{1}{\lambda^{3}}=\frac{3}{2} k T \frac{V}{\lambda^{3}} f_{5 / 2}(z)\\
& =\frac{3}{2} k T \frac{N}{f_{3 / 2}(z)} f_{5 / 2}(z) \\
& =\frac{3}{2} N k T \frac{f_{5 / 2}(z)}{f_{3 / 2}(z)}
\end{aligned}
$$
Prove that
\begin{align}
U &= -\frac{\partial}{\partial \beta} \ln Z \\
&= k T^2 \frac{\partial}{\partial T} \ln Z \\
&= k T^2 \frac{\partial \beta}{\partial T} \cdot \frac{\partial}{\partial \beta} \ln Z \\
&= k T^2 \frac{\partial}{\partial T} \left( \frac{1}{kT} \right) \cdot \frac{\partial}{\partial \beta} \ln Z \\
&= k T^2 \left( -\frac{1}{k T^2} \right) \cdot \frac{\partial}{\partial \beta} \ln Z \\
&= -\frac{\partial}{\partial \beta} \ln Z
\end{align}
Prove that for a Maxwell Boltzman Gas :The number of Particles is given by
$$N=\frac{z V}{\lambda^{3}}$$
Proof:
$$
\begin{aligned}
& n_{i}=g_{i} e^{-\alpha} e^{-\beta E_{i}}=g_{i} z e^{-\beta E_{i}} \\
& \Rightarrow N=\sum n_{i}=z \sum g_{i} e^{-\beta E_{i}} \\
& =z \sum_{0}^{\infty} \frac{V}{h^{3}} e^{-\frac{p^{2}}{2 m k T}} 4 \pi p^{2} d p \\
& =\frac{4 \pi z V}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-\left(\frac{p^{2}}{2 m k T}\right)} p^{2} d p \\
& =\frac{4 \pi z V}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-x}(2 m k T) x\left(\sqrt{2 m k T} \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{x}} d x\right) \text { Let } \frac{p^{2}}{2 m k T}=x \Rightarrow d p=\sqrt{2 m k T} \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{x}} d x \\
& =\frac{2 \pi z V}{h^{3}}(2 m k T)^{3 / 2} \int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-x} x^{-1 / 2} d x \\
& =\frac{2 \pi z V}{h^{3}}(2 m k T)^{3 / 2} \sqrt{\pi}=\frac{z V}{h^{3}}(2 \pi m k T)^{3 / 2} \\
& =\frac{z V}{\lambda^{3}}
\end{aligned}
$$
Number of fermions at OK in the momentum range $p$ and $p+d p$ is :
\begin{align*}
n(p)\, dp
&= \frac{g(p)\, dp}{e^{\dfrac{\alpha + E}{kT}} + 1} \\
&= \frac{g(p)\, dp}{e^{\dfrac{\alpha + E}{0}} + 1} \\
&= \frac{g(p)\, dp}{e^{\infty} + 1} \\
&= \frac{g(p)\, dp}{\infty + 1} \\
&= g(p)\, dp \\
\Rightarrow \quad n(p)\, dp
&= 2\left(\frac{V \cdot 4\pi p^{2} dp}{h^{3}}\right) \\
&= \frac{8\pi V p^{2} dp}{h^{3}}
\end{align*}
Number of fermions at OK in the energy range $E$ and $E+d E$ is :
\begin{align*}
n(E)\, dE
&= \frac{8 \pi V (2mE) \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2m}}{2\sqrt{E}}\, dE}{h^{3}} \\
&= \frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3/2} E^{1/2}\, dE}{h^{3}} \\
\end{align*}
Number of fermions at 0K in the velocity range \( v\) to \( v+dv\) ia:
\begin{align*}
n(v)\, dv &= \frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3/2} \left(\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}\right)^{1/2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}m \cdot 2v\, dv}{h^{3}} \\
\Rightarrow \quad n(v)\, dv
&= \frac{8 \pi V m^{3} v^{2}\, dv}{h^{3}}
\end{align*}
FERMI ENERGY ::
It is the energy of the highest occupied state of the fermions at $\mathbf{0 K}$.
Method-1
Number of fermions in the energy range $E$ and $E+d E$ at 0 K is :
$$
\begin{aligned}
N&=\int_{0}^{E_{F}} n(E) d E \\
& =\int_{0}^{E_{F}} \frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2} E^{1 / 2} d E}{h^{3}} \\
& =\frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{E_{F}} E^{1 / 2} d E \\
& =\frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} \times \frac{2}{3} E_{F}^{3 / 2} \\
& =\left(\frac{16 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{3 h^{3}}\right) E_{F}^{3 / 2} \\
\Rightarrow E_{F}^{3}&=\frac{9 N^{2} h^{6}}{256 \times 2 \pi^{2} V^{2} m^{3}} \\
\Rightarrow E_{F} & =\left(\frac{9 N^{2} h^{6}}{256 \times 2 \pi^{2} V^{2} m^{3}}\right)^{1 / 3}\\
&=\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\left(\frac{3 N}{8 \pi V}\right)^{1 / 3} \\
\Rightarrow E_{F} & =\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\left(\frac{3 \rho}{8 \pi}\right)^{1 / 3}
\end{aligned}
$$
Method-2
Applying Heisenberg Uncertainity Principle :
$$
\begin{aligned}
& d x d p_{x} d y d p_{y} d z d p_{z}=h^{3} \\
\Rightarrow & d x d y d z\left(d p_{x} d p_{y} d p_{z}\right)=h^{3} \\
\Rightarrow & \left(d p_{x} d p_{y} d p_{z}\right)=\frac{h^{3}}{d x d y d z}=\frac{h^{3}}{V}\\
\Rightarrow \dfrac{4}{3} \pi p_{F}^{3}&=\dfrac{h^{3}}{V} \frac{N}{2}
\end{aligned}
$$
As in the spherical volume upto fermi level two electrons can occupy one ernergy state separately, one with upspin and another with down spin
$$
\begin{aligned}
\Rightarrow p_{F} &=\left(\frac{3 h^{3} N}{8 \pi V}\right)^{1 / 3} \\
\Rightarrow\left(2 m E_{F}\right)^{1 / 2} &=\left(\frac{3 h^{3} N}{8 \pi V}\right)^{1 / 3} \\
\Rightarrow E_{F} & =\frac{1}{2 m}\left(\frac{3 h^{3} N}{8 \pi V}\right)^{2 / 3} \\
\Rightarrow E_{F} &=\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\left(\frac{3 N}{8 \pi V}\right)^{2 / 3} \\
\Rightarrow E_{F}&=\frac{h^{2}}{2 m}\left(\frac{3 \rho}{8 \pi}\right)^{2 / 3}
\end{aligned}
$$
FERMI SPEED :
It is the speed of fermions in the fermi level.
\begin{align*}
\Rightarrow \quad V_{F}
&= \sqrt{\frac{2 E_{F}}{m}} \\
&= \sqrt{\frac{2}{m} \cdot \frac{h^{2}}{2m} \left( \frac{3\rho}{8\pi} \right)^{2/3}} \\
\Rightarrow \quad V_{F}
&= \frac{h}{m} \left( \frac{3\rho}{8\pi} \right)^{1/3}
\end{align*}
FERMI MOMENTUM :
It is the momentum of the fermions in the fermi level.\\
\begin{align*}
p_{F}
&= m V_{F} \\
& = m \cdot \frac{h}{m} \left( \frac{3\rho}{8\pi} \right)^{1/3} \\
&= h \left( \frac{3\rho}{8\pi} \right)^{1/3}
\end{align*}
FERMI TEMPERATURE :
It is the temperature at which fermi energy is attained.\\
\begin{align*}
T_{F}
&= \frac{E_{F}}{k} \\
&= \frac{1}{k} \cdot \frac{h^{2}}{2m} \left( \frac{3\rho}{8\pi} \right)^{2/3} \\
&= \frac{h^{2}}{2mk} \left( \frac{3\rho}{8\pi} \right)^{2/3}
\end{align*}
Average Energy of fermions at 0 K is :
$$
\langle E\rangle=\frac{\int_{0}^{E_{F}} E n(E) d E}{\int_{0}^{E_{F}} n(E) d E}=\frac{\int_{0}^{E_{F}} E n(E) d E}{\int_{0}^{E_{F}} n(E) d E}
$$
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \int_{0}^{E_{F}} E \frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} E^{1 / 2} d E \\
& \int_{0}^{E_{F}} \frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} E^{1 / 2} d E \\
&= \int_{0}^{E_{F}} E^{3 / 2} d E \\
&= \frac{(2 / 5) E_{F}^{5 / 2}}{(2 / 3) E_{F}^{3 / 2}} \\
&= \frac{3}{5} E_{F}
\end{aligned}
$$
Total energy of fermions at 0 K
$$
\begin{aligned}
\langle E\rangle & =\int_{0}^{E_{F}} E n(E) d E\\
&=\int_{0}^{E_{F}} E \frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} E^{1 / 2} d E \\
& =\frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{E_{F}} E^{3 / 2} d E\\
&=\frac{8 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{h^{3}} \frac{2}{5} E_{F}^{5 / 2} \\
& =\frac{16 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{5 h^{3}} E_{F}^{5 / 2} \\
& =\frac{16 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{5 h^{3}} E_{F}^{3 / 2} E_{F}\\
&=\frac{16 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}{5 h^{3}}\left(\frac{3 N h^{3}}{16 \sqrt{2} \pi V m^{3 / 2}}\right) E_{F} \\
& =\frac{3}{5} N E_{F}
\end{aligned}
$$
Average Speed of Fermions at 0K.
\begin{align*}
\langle v \rangle
&= \frac{\int_{0}^{v_{F}} v\, n(v)\, dE}{\int_{0}^{v_{F}} n(v)\, dE} \\
&= \frac{\int_{0}^{v_{F}} v \cdot \frac{8\pi V m^{3}}{h^{3}} v^{2}\, dv}{\int_{0}^{v_{F}} \frac{8\pi V m^{3}}{h^{3}} v^{2}\, dv} \\
&= \frac{\frac{8\pi V m^{3}}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{v_{F}} v^{3}\, dv}{\frac{8\pi V m^{3}}{h^{3}} \int_{0}^{v_{F}} v^{2}\, dv} \\
&= \frac{\int_{0}^{v_{F}} v^{3}\, dv}{\int_{0}^{v_{F}} v^{2}\, dv} \\
&= \frac{\frac{1}{4} v_{F}^{4}}{\frac{1}{3} v_{F}^{3}} \\
&= \frac{3}{4} v_{F}
\end{align*}
How does the distribution function of a strongly degenerate Fermi Gas vary at $\mathbf{T = 0 K}$
Ans:
For a strongly degenerate Fermi gas, the chemical potential $\mu = \mu_{0}$ is known as the Fermi energy $E_{F}$ of the gas.
The distribution function is:
\[
f(E) = \frac{1}{e^{\frac{E - E_{F}}{kT}} + 1}
\]
Case 1: When $E < E_{F}$
\begin{align*}
f(E) &= \frac{1}{e^{-\infty} + 1} = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{e^{\infty}} + 1} = \frac{1}{0 + 1} = \frac{1}{1} = 1
\end{align*}
This shows that all the energy states up to the Fermi level are completely filled.
Case 2: When $E > E_{F}$
\begin{align*}
f(E) &= \frac{1}{e^{\infty} + 1} = \frac{1}{\infty + 1} = \frac{1}{\infty} = 0
\end{align*}
This shows that all the energy states above the Fermi level are empty.
Case 3: When $E = E_{F}$ and $T > 0\,\text{K}$
\begin{align*}
f(E) &= \frac{1}{e^{0} + 1} = \frac{1}{1 + 1} = \frac{1}{2} = 0.5
\end{align*}
This shows that the Fermi level is half filled at finite temperature.