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For the ideal Bose gas we study the approach to equilibrium. Above the critical temperature we prove exponential behaviour, with a relaxation time of the order (T-T c)-2 around T c. For T<T c we find the t -1 law for the two-point function.
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Quaegebeur, J., Verbeure, A. Relaxation of the ideal Bose gas. Lett Math Phys 9, 93–101 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00400705
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00400705