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Bose-Einstein Condensation: Identity Crisis for Indistinguishable Particles

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Ketterle, W. (2007). Bose-Einstein Condensation: Identity Crisis for Indistinguishable Particles. In: Quantum Mechanics at the Crossroads. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32665-6_9

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