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Degeneracy onset from thermal wavelength (Tλ​=h2n2/3/(2πmkB​))

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Equating thermal de Broglie wavelength h/2πmkB​T​ to mean particle spacing n−1/3 gives the displayed quantum-degeneracy scale. It is an onset estimate rather than a universal phase-transition temperature. Different typical-momentum conventions change its order-one factor; density, mass, spin degeneracy and interactions determine the detailed crossover or condensation criterion.

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  • Past exam of the thermal and statistical physics course of the University of Cambridge / 2012 / Paper 1 / 1 / a / Solution

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