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The Bose-Einstein distribution gives , with chemical potential below the lowest energy when its discrete occupation is finite. In the continuum approximation,
If the zero-energy ground state is macroscopically occupied, its discrete occupation must be added to the first integral; it contributes no energy to the second. This distinction is essential when applying the formulas to Bose-Einstein condensation.

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