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Why is the quantum state of the Bose-Einstein distribution mixed and not pure? Is there any mathematical proof on this?
Mixed quantum state of the Bose-Einstein distribution
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What quantum state are you talking about? Do you have a reference?Bertt said:he quantum state of the Bose-Einstein distribution
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See e.g. these course notes:PeterDonis said:What quantum state are you talking about? Do you have a reference?
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/22-51-q...e9b8a81b64613f1428e87cb00_MIT22_51F12_Ch7.pdf
In particular, I'm asking for a mathematical demonstration regarding a Bose-Einstein distribution.
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Where do these notes talk about a Bose-Einstein distribution? What makes you think the "Bose-Einstein distribution" is a mixed quantum state?Bertt said:See e.g. these course notes
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