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Einstein mean-square displacement (⟨x2⟩=ℏcoth(TE​/(2T))/(2mωE​))

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For one Cartesian direction in an Einstein solid, ⟨x2⟩=ℏ[2⟨n⟩+1]/(2mωE​). Substituting the thermal oscillator occupation proves the displayed result. At T≫TE​, equipartition gives ⟨x2⟩=kB​T/(mωE2​)=ℏ2T/(mkB​TE2​). The total displacement variance of an isotropic atom is three times the one-coordinate result, a distinction that matters in applying a melting threshold.

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