Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 389-394.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2024.05.009

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Bose’s life and physical thought: to mark the 130th anniversary of Bose’s birth

LI Zaidong, NAN Xuemeng, LIU Wuming   

  1. ① Tianjin Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Intelligent Photonics, School of Science, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; ② School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China; ③ Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2024-03-20 Online:2024-10-25 Published:2024-10-21

Abstract:     This paper focuses on the life and contributions to physics of Satyendra Nath Bose (1894—1974), an outstanding Indian physicist from the early 20th century. Bose considered the indistinguishability and probability explanation of identical particles. He discovered the statistical law of photonic gases based on quantum mechanics. Additionally, he derived Planck’s formula for blackbody radiation. His work led to the discovery of Bose-Einstein statistics and Bose-Einstein condensates, which reflect Bose's outstanding contributions to the development of quantum physics.