Chapter 9: Q51E (page 406)
There is a simple argument, practically by inspection, that distributions, andshould agree whenever occupation number is much less than 1. Provide the argument.
Chapter 9: Q51E (page 406)
There is a simple argument, practically by inspection, that distributions, andshould agree whenever occupation number is much less than 1. Provide the argument.
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