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Saturation of harmonic-trap excited states

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Quantum ideal-gas statistics Bose-Einstein statistics Bose-Einstein distribution Bose-Einstein condensation Dilute-gas Bose-Einstein condensation Bose condensation in a three-dimensional harmonic trap
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At ground-relative chemical potential zero, the leading semiclassical excited population is Nex​=ζ(3)(kB​T/ℏω)3. Additional particles occupy the ground state once this capacity is reached. The continuum description requires many excited trap levels to be thermally accessible.

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  • Past exam of the thermal and statistical physics course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / Paper 1 / 3 / Solution

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