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Bose-Einstein statistics

Bose-Einstein statistics noun: a particle statistics model that describes the behaviour of collections of particles (bosons) that do not obey the Pauli exclusion principle.

Noun

Bose-Einstein statistics (uncountable)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A particle statistics model that describes the behaviour of collections of particles (bosons) that do not obey the Pauli exclusion principle.
    • However, bosonic stimulation is as fundamental as Bose–Einstein statistics: one can derive the Bose–Einstein equilibrium distribution just by assuming detailed balance and bosonic stimulation (271).1999, W. Ketterle, D. S. Durfer, D. M. Stamper-Kurn, “Making, probing and understanding Bose-Einstein condensates”, in M. Inguscio, S. Stringari, C. E. Wieman, editors, Bose-Einstein Condensation in...
    • Bosons obey Bose–Einstein statistics in which there is no restriction on the occupation number of any single-particle state.2010, Masahito Ueda, Fundamentals and New Frontiers of Bose-Einstein Condensation, World Scientific, page 1
    Synonyms:
    B-E statistics

Synonyms of Bose-Einstein statistics

  • B-E statistics

Origin of Bose-Einstein statistics

Named after physicists Albert Einstein and Satyendra Nath Bose, who developed the model and its underlying theory in 1924-25.

Questions about Bose-Einstein statistics

What does Bose-Einstein statistics mean?
Bose-Einstein statistics means a particle statistics model that describes the behaviour of collections of particles (bosons) that do not obey the Pauli exclusion principle.
What part of speech is Bose-Einstein statistics?
Bose-Einstein statistics is a noun.

Words near Bose-Einstein statistics in the dictionary

  1. Boscovichian
  2. Boscs
  3. bose
  4. Bose-Einstein condensate
  5. Bose-Einstein condensates
  6. Bose-Einstein statistics
  7. boselaphine
  8. boselaphines
  9. boselliid
  10. boselliids
  11. Boseman

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