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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 July 2021
This chapter introduces the basic physics of Bose--Einstein condensation. We first start with why there is a difference between distinguishable and indistinguishable particles in terms of the number of states that are available in a composite system. Then Bose and Einstein's argument of why one expects a high probability of occupation of the ground state is discussed. This is derived then more rigorously for the grand canonical ensemble, showing that at some critical temperature there should be a macroscopic occupation of the ground state. Next, the low-lying energy spectrum of an interacting Bose--Einstein condensate is derived, leading to the Bogoliubov dispersion. The significance of the Bogoliubov dispersion as the origin of superfluidity is then discussed, in terms of superfluditysuperfluidity. Laudau'sLandau's criterion for superfluidity is derived, by general principles of Galilean transformations of Schrodinger's equation.
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