Comment on "Specific heat of an ideal Bose gas above the Bose condensation temperature," [Am. J. Phys. 72(9), 1193--1194 (2004)]

TL;DR

This paper reviews Einstein's 1925 work on Bose-Einstein condensation, correcting numerical errors and comparing formulas, to clarify historical and scientific understanding of specific heat calculations.

Contribution

It provides a corrected translation of Einstein's original calculations and compares his formula with a recent publication, clarifying historical and scientific details.

Findings

Corrected numerical errors in Einstein's original calculations

Compared Einstein's formula with a recent alternative

Summarized the historical acceptance of Einstein's theory

Abstract

We examine the English translation of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking 1925 paper on Bose-Einstein condensation. We guide readers to execute the calculations Einstein outlined for the specific heat above the condensation temperature, correct some numerical errors, and compare his formula with a different one published in the American Journal of Physics in 2004. The history of the acceptance of Einstein's theory will be summarized.