Show that expression (8.2.20) for the paramagnetic susceptibility of an ideal Fermi gas can be written in

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Show that expression (8.2.20) for the paramagnetic susceptibility of an ideal Fermi gas can be written in the form

\[\frac{\chi}{V}=\frac{N}{V} \frac{\mu^{* 2} \mu_{0}}{k T} \frac{f_{1 / 2}(z)}{f_{3 / 2}(z)}\]

Using this result, verify equations (8.2.24) and (8.2.27).

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Statistical Mechanics

ISBN: 9780081026922

4th Edition

Authors: R.K. Pathria, Paul D. Beale

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