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The discussion centers on the relationship between the equations of state and the Sackur-Tetrode formula for an ideal monatomic gas. It explores the derivation of the equation ##E^{3/2}=\frac{V}{Nλ^3}## and the implications of substituting ##\lambda## with a constant multiplied by the square root of the ratio of particle number to energy. The Sackur-Tetrode equation is presented in terms of entropy, temperature, and volume, demonstrating how these variables interrelate. The derivations lead to expressions for internal energy, pressure, and chemical potential in thermodynamic terms. Overall, the thread emphasizes the mathematical foundations underlying the equations of state in statistical mechanics.
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why ##\ln(\frac{V}{Nλ^3})## Equal to ##\ln(E^{3/2})##? so ##E^{3/2}=\frac{V}{Nλ^3}## ?
i think ##λ∝\frac{N^{1/2}}{E^{1/2}}## and ##E^{3/2}∝\frac{N^{3/2}}{λ^3}##
 

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Do the following:

Write ## \lambda =C*(\frac N E )^{\frac 1 2}## with some constant C.
Now insert it into the first equation and take the derivative w.r.t E.
 
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The correct Sackur-Tetrode formula for an ideal monatomic gas reads
$$S=k_{\text{B}} N \left \{ \ln \left [\frac{V}{N} \left (\frac{4 \pi m}{3h^2} \frac{E}{N} \right )^{3/2} \right]-\frac{5}{2} \right \}.$$
Then you have
$$\mathrm{d} E = T \mathrm{d} S-p \mathrm{d} V + \mu \mathrm{d} N \; \Rightarrow \; \mathrm{d} S=\frac{1}{T} \mathrm{d} E + \frac{p}{T} \mathrm{d} V-\frac{\mu}{T} \mathrm{d} N,$$
i.e., the Sackur-Tetrode equation in the above form is already written in the "natural thermodynamical independent variables for entropy", ##(U,V,N)##. From the above differential you read off
$$\frac{1}{T}=\frac{\partial S}{\partial U}=\frac{3 k_{\text{B}} N}{2U} \; \Rightarrow \; U= \frac{3 k_{\text{B}} N T}{2}$$
and
$$\frac{p}{T} = \frac{\partial S}{\partial V} = \frac{k_{\text{B}} N}{V} \; \Rightarrow \; p V =k_{\text{B}} N T$$
and
$$\frac{\mu}{T}=-\frac{\partial S}{\partial N} = -k_{\text{B}} \ln \left [V \left (\frac{4 \pi m E}{3 h^2 N} \right)^{3/2} \right].$$
 
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