Blundell Thermal Physics · Problem 4.5

Temperature and the Boltzmann factor

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · boltzmann-factor-photon-absorption

Problem

A photon of visible light with energy 2 eV is absorbed by a macroscopic body held at room temperature. By what factor does

\Omega

for the macroscopic body change? Repeat the calculation for a photon that originated from an FM radio transmitter.