Advanced Solid State Physics

(Axel Boer) #1

Theentropy(density)sis


s=−

∂f
∂T

=−

4 kB^4 T^3
3 ~^4 c^3 π^2

∫∞

0

x^3
ex− 1
dx

and theinternal energy(density)uis


u=f+Ts=− 3 f=−

(kBT)^4
~^3 c^3 π^2

∫∞

0

x^3
ex− 1
dx.

The integral at the end is just a constant factorπ


4
15. This gives an internal energy of

u=

π^2 (kBT)^4
15 ~^3 c^3

,

from which theStefan-Boltzmann law, the intensityI(power/area) emitted by a black body can
be found to be


I=
2 π^5 (kBT)^4
15 h^3 c^2

=σT^4 ,

withσas the Stefan-Boltzmann constant.

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