a) V=(4/3)pi(r^3)
N=M/m_n (M=mass of neutron star, m_n=mass of neutron)
Subbed into E_f = (hbar^2 / 2m) (3(pi^2)N / V)^(2/3).
T_F = E_F / k_B
b) dU = (dU/dS)_s dS + (dU/dV)_s dV
p = -(dU/dV)_s dV
V=(4/3)pi(r^3) -> r = cubedroot(3V/4pi)
subbed into U_g = -(3/5)(G M^2 / r)
take (dU/dV)
plug into...
I have completed part a, from which I got the expression: Cv = 3KTn/(T_f)
For part b, the first term is the electron contribution and the second term is the phonon contribution.
I'm stuck on how to estimate the fermi energy for the potassium metal. I'm thinking I only need to consider the...
I think I got part 1, I've got that Cl-37 + v --> Ar-37 + e-
Changing the molecular mass to 0.172kg, I then get 5.68 * 10^28 molecules so then the number of Cl atoms would be four times this? giving 2.27 * 10^29. So the total area is 2.73 * 10^30 fb.
I'm still a bit confused with working this out, I have got the volume of the 'pipe' as 10 m^2 and so the density times volume gives 16220 kg and then I've divide this mass by the mass of 1 Cl atom to give 2.64*10^-26 atoms?..
For the first part I thought you'd have either, p + anti-v -> n + e+ and n + v -> p + e-, but I thought it'd probably be the latter as it's a 'normal' neutrino not an anti neutrino? But do I need to include the actual elements in the equation?
For the second part I have multiplied the density...