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Ground state energy of 5 identical spin 1/2 particle
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[QUOTE="Sushmita, post: 6059311, member: 650907"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] The ground state energy of 5 identical spin 1/2 particles which are subject to a one dimensional simple harkonic oscillator potential of frequency ω is (A) (15/2) ħω (B) (13/2) ħω (C) (1/2) ħω (D) 5ħω [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] Energy of a simple harmonic oscillator potential is E[SUB]n[/SUB] = (n+½) ħω [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] Since the particles have 1/2 spin so they are fermions. So any two particpes cannot be in the same state. So every particle will have a different state and hence a different energy corresponding to that state. To calculate the ground state so each of the 5 particles will have energy corresponding to n= 0,1,2,3,4 (1/2)ħω (3/2)ħω (5/2)ħω (7/2)ħω (9/2)ħω So total energy of the particle is = (25/2)ħω But this is not the answer. Can you let me what am I doing wrong? [/QUOTE]
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