An Introduction to Thermal Physics · Problem 7.68

Quantum Statistics — Daniel Schroeder

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · bose-einstein-condensation

Problem

Calculate the condensation temperature for liquid helium-4, pretending that the liquid is a gas of noninteracting atoms. Compare to the observed temperature of the superfluid transition, 2.17 K. (The density of liquid helium-4 is 0.145 g/cm3^3.)

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