What is plasma and BEC?


The plasma state is the 4th state of matter. It has hot ionized gas, a gas into which sufficient energy is provided to free electrons from atoms or molecules and to allow both species i.e. ions or electrons to co-exist. It may not be seen widely in the earth but it is to believe that in the universe everything is made up of plasma.


BEC ( Bose-Einstein Condensate) is the 5th state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to a temperature very close to absolute zero.
Under such conditions, a large fraction of bosons occupy the lowest quantum state, at which point macroscopic quantum phenomena become apparent.
 For example, Helium, they are amazingly cold, too close to 270C or zero kelvin.

The main difference between plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate is that the plasma state contains a gas of ions and free electrons, whereas Bose-Einstein condensate contains a gas of bosons at low densities, which is cooled to a low temperature close to absolute zero. 

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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