Two identical non-interacting particles

  • Thread starter Thread starter CaptainQuaser
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Particles
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
1 reply · 5K views
CaptainQuaser
Messages
167
Reaction score
0
Two identical non-interacting particles are in an isotropic harmonic potential. Show that the degeneracies of the three lowest energy levels are:

a) 1, 12, 39 for spin 1/2 (aka fermi)

b)6, 27, 99 for spin 1 (aka bose)

The Attempt at a Solution



Well, I tried counting the states for [itex]E_{nl}[/itex], noting that no two fermi particles can be in the same state, but two bose particles can be, don't really know where do go from there.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Use S, L, and J.
For instance, S can be 0 or 2 for two spin one bosons with L=0.
This gives six states.