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  1. Why Can't Two Fermions Occupy the Same Quantum State?

    Oct 22, 2017 · While fermions cannot merge or occupy the same position, bosons, such as those found in Bose-Einstein condensates, can. The conversation highlights the distinction between …

  2. Can (ordo) Fermions convert to Bosons? • Physics Forums

    Nov 7, 2025 · Fermions cannot convert into bosons in a vacuum due to conservation laws, which include energy and momentum. However, interactions involving multiple particles can lead to …

  3. What Are the Implications of Discovering Semi-Dirac Fermions in …

    Dec 13, 2024 · Recent paper is making a buzz for having found evidence of semi-Dirac fermions in ZrSiS: Shao, Y., Moon, et al (2024). Semi-Dirac fermions in a topological metal. Physical …

  4. Black Hole Fermion Count • Physics Forums

    Jun 5, 2025 · A recent paper ( PhyRevD, arxiv, asxiv pdf ) from researchers at UK's University of Portsmouth entitled "Gravitational Bounce from the Quantum Exclusion Principle" considers …

  5. Clarifying Common Issues with Indistinguishable Particles

    May 9, 2019 · This is violated for indistinguishable bosons or fermions, where the Hilbert space of the composite system is not the tensor product but the symmetrized and antisymmetrized …

  6. Understanding the Antisymmetric Nature of Wavefunctions for …

    Mar 19, 2009 · Hi, I have always read the texts in which they have mentioned that for the electrons which are fermions the wave function should be antisymmetric, but I have not yet …

  7. Why do fermions have 1/2-integer spins? • Physics Forums

    Dec 17, 2013 · Fermions possess half-integer spins and follow Fermi-Dirac statistics due to their antisymmetric wavefunctions, while bosons have whole integer spins and obey Bose-Einstein …

  8. Harmonic Oscillator with fermions - Physics Forums

    Sep 17, 2006 · I am slowly going through the book 'What Is a Quantum Field Theory?' by Michel Talagrand. I came across the following quote: One does not" prove” the basic principles of …

  9. Do All Fermions Have Negative Parity? - Physics Forums

    May 21, 2010 · Im trying to understand parity in the Standard Model. Ive read that quarks have positive parity. However I thought that the reason electrons have negative parity is because of …

  10. Canonical Partition function for 2 Fermions with two energy levels

    Jan 24, 2025 · Canonical Partition function for 2 Fermions with two energy levels PhysicsRock Jan 24, 2025 Fermi dirac Fermions Partition function Statisical physics