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Homework Statement
Consider an isolated (fixed total energy) system of N atoms each of which may exist in three states of energies: −e, 0, e. Let us specify the macrostates of the system by N, E (the total energy), and n (the number of atoms in the zero energy state).
a) Identify explicitly and write out the microstates corresponding to the N = 3, E = 0, n = 1 and N = 3, E = 0, n =3 macrostates (use −, 0, + to denote the state of the atoms).
Homework Equations
E=ne
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not sure exactly how to write the microstate but I understand what it is. I was thinking along the lines of the statistical weight Omega where:
Omega=Omega(N,E,n)
And then saying Omega(n) = N!/(n!(N-n)!), and then subbing in the N and n values given. But E isn't taken into account here so I'm confused a tad. Any help would be much appreciated.