The Paradox of Bose-Einstein Condensation
Statistical Mechanics
2023-07-24 v1 Quantum Gases
Chemical Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
The paradox of Bose-Einstein condensation is that phenomena such as the -transition heat capacity and superfluid flow are macroscopic, whereas the occupancy of the ground state is microscopic. This contradiction is resolved with a simple derivation for ideal bosons that shows Bose-Einstein condensation is into multiple low-lying states, not just the ground state.
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@article{arxiv.2307.11743,
title = {The Paradox of Bose-Einstein Condensation},
author = {Phil Attard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.11743},
year = {2023}
}
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2 pages, one idea