Clarification on Einstein's model for heat capacity of a solid
Statistical Mechanics
2021-02-09 v1
Abstract
Seemingly different interpretations or descriptions of Einstein's model for the heat capacity of a solid can be found in textbooks and the literature. The purpose of this note is to clarify the equivalence of the different descriptions, which all lead to the same Einstein expression for the heat capacity of a solid of N atoms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2102.04258,
title = {Clarification on Einstein's model for heat capacity of a solid},
author = {Matt Beekman and Jonathan Fernsler and Thomas D. Gutierrez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.04258},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
7 pages, Submitted to the American Journal of Physics