We will assume that the energy states are sufficiently close together, such that there is a continuous distribution of energies. Replace Σ with ∫
Let: 
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For 3-D
The translation partition function for y and z directions are similar to that for qTx
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We define Λ as thermal wave length
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Order of Magnitude and Representative Values
