| We start with | ||
| Next we must do the differentiation, i.e. form ¶F/¶T: | ||
| One can go straight ahead, of course. But here comes a little helpful trick: Multiply skillfully by T/T and re-sort; you get | ||
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| Now we need to resort to approximations | ||
| First we realize that whenever h ·w/2p
<< kT, then | ||
| This takes care of the first term. | ||
| The second term needs a somewhat more sophisticated approach. Substituting x for h · w/2p · kT, we can use a simple expansion formula, stop after the second term and re-insert the result. This gives | ||
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| That's as far as one can go. Now use w' for the circle frequencies of the crystal with a vacancy and form SF = S' – S | ||
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| q.e.d. | ||
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