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Two Non Interacting Particles Interact with a external harmonic Potential. What are the energy levels of the system, and the partition functions when assuming the particles are (b) Bosons and (c) Fermions 2. Homework Equations Energy of the system E=(ρ1)^2/2m + (ρ2)^2/2m+ mω^2/2 (x1+x2)...

The partition function is given by z = Ʃ e^ -β (Ni) (εi-μ) how do you account for the fact that the surface is either vacant or not

Homework Statement The atomic site that is in thermal and diffusive equilibrium with a gas of Helium atoms that is on the surface of a metal can either absorb an atom of Helium or it can be vacant. (a) What is the Grand Partition function of the system? (b) Derive the average thermal...