Boson Gas, Einstein Condensation, Questions?

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The Einstein temperature T_E is an important parameter that characterizes a Boson gas. What does T_E represent?
Also, what are the quantities N_o and N_e, and what can you say about their values above and below the Einstein temperature?

2.

Consider a Boson gas below the Einstein temperature T_E. If the temperature of the gas goes from 0.4T_E to 0.8T_E, by about what factor does N_e change? Physically, what does this change mean has happened to the Boson gas?

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