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Monotonic density at fixed chemical potential in a square-root density of states

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The temperature derivative of the Fermi occupation has opposite signs below and above μ. Pairing energies μ±x leaves a positive contribution because the density of states increases with energy. The unpaired higher-energy tail is also positive. Hence the density increases at fixed μ for an unbounded three-dimensional parabolic band.

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  • Past exam of the quantum condensed matter course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / Paper 1 / 4 / Solution

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