Physics & Mechanics
Bose-Einstein statistics and the boson
1924 CESatyendra Nath BoseBose's paper sent to EinsteinPan-Indian / unspecified
1924
Derived the quantum statistics obeyed by force-carrier particles; Einstein extended it, predicting Bose-Einstein condensation.
- Dated
- 1924
- As scholars put it
- 1924 CE
- Originator
- Satyendra Nath Bose
- Source text
- Bose's paper sent to Einstein
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Physics & Mechanics
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Albert Einstein (who co-developed and championed the work).
Fair to say
Bose never received a Nobel Prize, though the particle class is named after him.
Path to modern innovation
Bosons and BEC are pillars of modern physics; the Higgs boson carries his name.
Transmission
Bose sent his paper to Einstein, who had it published and extended it.
Primary sources
References
- 1S. N. Bose (1924)
- 2histories of quantum statistics
Further reading
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