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Physica Scripta

On Some Exact Relations in Quantum Statistics

Harald Wergeland

Published Sep 1, 1986• 0 citations
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Abstract

The formulae of Quantum Statistics are analysed through the theory of Group Characters. A misunderstanding which leads to difficulty below the Einstein temperature is thereby explained.
DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/34/3/002

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