Introduction to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 5.22

Identical Particles — David J. Griffiths

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · fermi_gas_helium3

Problem

Helium-3 is fermion with spin 1/2 (unlike the more common isotope helium-4 which is a boson). At low temperatures (T≪TFT \ll T_F), helium-3 can be treated as a Fermi gas (Section 5.3.1). Given a density of 82 kg/m3^3, calculate TFT_F (Problem 5.21(c)) for helium-3.

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