Prove that, for any system in equilibrium with a reservoir

Chapter 6, Problem 16P

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Problem 16P

Prove that, for any system in equilibrium with a reservoir at temperature T, the average value of the energy is

where β = 1/kT. These formulas can be extremely useful when you have an explicit formula for the partition function.

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