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Hard-wall correction to harmonic equipartition
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Particle in a finite two-dimensional harmonic trap
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If
a
≫
k
B
T
, the wall is thermally inaccessible and
⟨
E
⟩
∼
2
k
B
T
,
as
four quadratic terms predict. If
a
≪
k
B
T
, the spatial distribution is nearly uniform in the disk and
⟨
E
⟩
=
k
B
T
+
4
κ
R
2
+
O
(
k
B
T
κ
2
R
4
)
,
(1)
so only the two kinetic quadratic terms contribute at leading order.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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2023
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ii
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Paper 1
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36A
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b
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iii
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