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Strict monotonicity of Fermi gas entropy per particle

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For density of states proportional to ϵa, a>−1, and positive temperature, set q=μ/(kT), n(x)=(1+ex−q)−1, b=a+1 and Mj​=∫0∞​xa+jn(1−n)dx. Differentiation and integration by parts give
dqd​kNS​=b(1−M12​M0​M2​​)<0.
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The inequality is strict Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, since x is not constant under this positive weight. Thus fixed entropy per particle forces fixed μ/T. This is the injectivity step behind the adiabatic scaling of an ideal Fermi gas.

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