Fermi-Dirac statistics

American

[fur-mee-duh-rak stuh-tis-tiks] / ˈfɜr mi dəˈræk stəˌtɪs tɪks /

Also Fermi statistics

plural noun

Physics.

quantum statistics defining the possible arrangements of particles in a given system in terms of the exclusion principle.

Fermi-Dirac statistics British

noun

physics the branch of quantum statistics used to calculate the permitted energy arrangements of the particles in a system in terms of the exclusion principle Compare Bose-Einstein statistics

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Fermi-Dirac statistics Scientific

See under statistical mechanics

Etymology

Origin of Fermi-Dirac statistics

1925–30; named after E. Fermi and A. M. Dirac

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That the same man who designed the first nuclear reactor also formulated Fermi-Dirac statistics and the theory of beta decay is a fact that still beggars belief.

From Scientific American

A class of particles which, unlike bosons, obey Fermi-Dirac statistics.

From BBC

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