Statistical Mechanics · Problem 6.2

Ideal Bose Systems — R. K. Pathria

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · occupation-number-fluctuations

Problem

Derive, for all three statistics, the relevant expressions for the quantity ⟨nε2⟩−⟨nε⟩2\langle n_\varepsilon^2 \rangle - \langle n_\varepsilon \rangle^2 from the respective probabilities pε(n)p_\varepsilon(n). Show that, quite generally, ⟨nε2⟩−⟨nε⟩2=kT(∂⟨nε⟩∂μ)T,\langle n_\varepsilon^2 \rangle - \langle n_\varepsilon \rangle^2 = kT\left(\frac{\partial \langle n_\varepsilon \rangle}{\partial \mu}\right)_T, compare with the corresponding result, (4.5.3), for a system embedded in a grand canonical ensemble.

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