We present a numerically stable evaluation of the two-fluid hydrodynamic coefficients for a dilute Bose gas of rubidium-87 at finite temperature. Our contribution is threefold: (i) we compute the condensate gradient stiffness $B$ , the entropy density $S$ , and the specific heat $c_v$ directly from the one-loop Bogoliubov action; (ii) we outline the key steps of the density-response matching that yields the condensate--normal fluid coupling $\lambda$ , making the calculation transparent; and (iii) we quantify the systematic error incurred by the common approximation $\epsilon_k/E_k \to 1$ in $\lambda(T)$ . We provide a numerical temperature scan of the hydrodynamic coefficients for rubidium-87 across a broad range, using stable dimensionless variables that ensure ultraviolet convergence. For $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ at $T=100\,\mathrm{nK}$ and $n_0=10^{20}\,\mathrm{m^{-3}}$ , we find $\lambda = (2.59 \pm 0.52) \times 10^{-22} \, \mathrm{kg\,s^{-1}}$ and $c_2 = 1.09\,\mathrm{mm/s}$ (the phonon-limit value $c_s/\sqrt{3}$ ). The temperature dependence of $c_2$ exhibits a non-monotonic shape with a maximum followed by a drop to zero near $T_c$ , qualitatively consistent with the universal two-fluid behavior observed in the homogeneous $^{39}$ K Bose gas experiment of Hilker et al. \cite{Hilker2022}. The quantitative results are reliable for $T\lesssim 0.5T_c$ ; higher-temperature entries indicate the expected qualitative trend. These results provide a quantitative benchmark for comparison with future experiments on rubidium gases.We present a numerically stable evaluation of the two-fluid hydrodynamic coefficients for a dilute Bose gas of rubidium-87 at finite temperature. Our contribution is threefold: (i) we compute the condensate gradient stiffness $B$, the entropy density $S$, and the specific heat $c_v$ directly from the one-loop Bogoliubov action; (ii) we outline the key steps of the density-response matching that yields the condensate--normal fluid coupling $\lambda$, making the calculation transparent; and (iii) we quantify the systematic error incurred by the common approximation $\epsilon_k/E_k \to 1$ in $\lambda(T)$. We provide a numerical temperature scan of the hydrodynamic coefficients for rubidium-87 across a broad range, using stable dimensionless variables that ensure ultraviolet convergence. For $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ at $T=100\,\mathrm{nK}$ and $n_0=10^{20}\,\mathrm{m^{-3}}$, we find $\lambda = (2.59 \pm 0.52) \times 10^{-22} \, \mathrm{kg\,s^{-1}}$ and $c_2 = 1.09\,\mathrm{mm/s}$ (the phonon-limit value $c_s/\sqrt{3}$). The temperature dependence of $c_2$ exhibits a non-monotonic shape with a maximum followed by a drop to zero near $T_c$, qualitatively consistent with the universal two-fluid behavior observed in the homogeneous $^{39}$K Bose gas experiment of Hilker et al. \cite{Hilker2022}. The quantitative results are reliable for $T\lesssim 0.5T_c$; higher-temperature entries indicate the expected qualitative trend. These results provide a quantitative benchmark for comparison with future experiments on rubidium gases.

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B

, the entropy density

S

, and the specific heat

c_v

directly from the one-loop Bogoliubov action; (ii) we outline the key steps of the density-response matching that yields the condensate--normal fluid coupling

\lambda

, making the calculation transparent; and (iii) we quantify the systematic error incurred by the common approximation

\epsilon_k/E_k \to 1

\lambda(T)

. We provide a numerical temperature scan of the hydrodynamic coefficients for rubidium-87 across a broad range, using stable dimensionless variables that ensure ultraviolet convergence. For

^{87}\mathrm{Rb}

T=100\,\mathrm{nK}

and

n_0=10^{20}\,\mathrm{m^{-3}}

, we find

\lambda = (2.59 \pm 0.52) \times 10^{-22} \, \mathrm{kg\,s^{-1}}

and

c_2 = 1.09\,\mathrm{mm/s}

(the phonon-limit value

c_s/\sqrt{3}

). The temperature dependence of

c_2

exhibits a non-monotonic shape with a maximum followed by a drop to zero near

T_c

, qualitatively consistent with the universal two-fluid behavior observed in the homogeneous

^{39}

K Bose gas experiment of Hilker et al. \cite{Hilker2022}. The quantitative results are reliable for

T\lesssim 0.5T_c

; higher-temperature entries indicate the expected qualitative trend. These results provide a quantitative benchmark for comparison with future experiments on rubidium gases.