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Past exam of the theoretical physics II course of the University of Cambridge 2017 2 e Solution by
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For , the quantum Gibbs state is diagonal in the basis. Its two probabilities are proportional to . ThusAt small inverse temperature, . As a function of , the normalized spin component is the smooth odd curve : it crosses zero at and saturates at . As a function of its direction is reversed if . For , positive temperature favors , while negative temperature gives the inverted population.
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