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Pauli Exclusion Principle

Physics

The Pauli exclusion principle states that two or more identical fermions cannot simultaneously occupy the same quantum state within a system.

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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1925 1
Proposed BySourced to the subject's own account
Wolfgang Pauli 1
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1. Pauli Exclusion Principle (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    The Pauli exclusion principle states that two or more identical particles with half-integer spins, known as fermions, cannot simultaneously occupy the same quantum state within a system.
  • Lead section (proposed-year)
    The principle was formulated by the Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli in 1925.
  • Lead section (proposed-by)
    The principle was formulated by the Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli in 1925.
  • Proposed By: Wolfgang Pauli, History section (edge: proposed-by, Pauli)
    Pauli looked for an explanation for these numbers, which were at first only empirical.
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