The Fuss About Bose–Einstein Condensation

AUG 01, 1996

DOI: 10.1063/1.881504

Daniel Kleppner

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Daniel Kleppner. Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Volume 49, Number 8

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