Evaluate the integral in equation N=2π2πmh23/2V0ϵdϵeϵ/kT-1numerically, to confirm the value quoted in the text.

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The integral in equationN=2π2πmh23/2V0ϵdϵeϵ/kT-1is evaluated in simpler form.

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Step 1. Given information 

The total number of atoms, Nin Bose-Einstein distribution over all the states is given as:

N=2π2πmh232V0εdεeεkT-1

=2π2πmkTh232V0xex-1dx

Where,

h= Planck's constant,

k= Boltzmann's constant,

V= volume of the box,

ε= energy of the atom for higher energy level,

T= temperature,

m= mass of the atom,

x=εkTis a new variable

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Step 2. Calculating the integral ∫0∞xdxex-1

Now,

0xdxex-1=0xe-x1-e-xdx

=0x12e-x1-e-x-1

=0x12e-x1+e-x+e-2x+e-3x+dx

=0x12e-x+e-2x+e-3x+e-4x+dx

=0x12k=0e-(k+1)xdx

=k=00x12e-(k+1)xdx

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Step 3. Solving the integral ∫0∞x12e-(k+1)xdx using the formula  ∫0∞xne-axdx=(n!)a-(n+1)

Therefore,

0x12e-(k+1)x=12!(k+1)-12+1

As we know 12!=Γ12+1, and also Γ12=π

Now,

Γ12+1=12Γ12

=12π

Substituting the value of 12!=12πin the equation 0x12e-(k+1)x=12!(k+1)-12+1we get,

0x12e-(k+1)x=π2(k+1)-32

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Step 4.  Substituting the value of π2(k+1)-32=∫012x-(k+1)x in the equation

we get,

0xex-1dx=k=0π2(k+1)-32

=π2k=0(k+1)-32

=π21+1232+1332+1432+..

=π2ζ32

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Step 5. Substitute the value of  ζ32=∑k=1∞1k32=2.612 in the equation 

we get,

0xex-1dx=π2(2.612)

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Step 6.  Substituting the value of π2(2.612)=∫0∞x12ex-1dx in the equation N=2π2πmkTh232V∫0∞xex-1dx

N=2π2πmkTh232Vπ2(2.612)

=2.6122πmkTh232V

The equation N=2π2πmh23/2V0ϵdϵeϵ/kT-1is evaluated in simpler form.

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