GATE PH 2026 PH Q42: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Two identical particles with a fixed total energy

are in thermal equilibrium in a one-dimensional harmonic oscillator potential

. Let the entropy of the particles be denoted by

if they are fermions with spin

and

if they are bosons with spin 0. Then, which of the following options is correct? (

is the Boltzmann constant)

Your answerChoose one option.

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