Answer to Question #75688 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Sandeep

Question

Consider a classical linear oscillator with

2
2
2
bx
m
p
ε = +
where b is a constant. Assuming that the oscillator is in thermal equilibrium with a
heat reservoir at temperature T, calculate (i) the mean kinetic energy, (ii) the mean
potential energy for an assembly of N such oscillators.