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Harmonic Oscillator Energy vs inverse Temperature

Mean energy of a quantum harmonic oscillator in units of ω\hbar\omega, against inverse temperature β=1/kBT\beta = 1/k_\text{B}T. As β\beta grows the thermal occupation dies off exponentially and the curve flattens onto 1/21/2, the zero-point energy ω/2\hbar\omega/2 that survives at T=0T = 0. Compare energy vs frequency.


Harmonic Oscillator Energy vs inverse Temperature

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