Fermi-Dirac statistics

[ fur-mee-duh-rak stuh-tis-tiks ]

plural noun

, Physics.

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

Fermi-Dirac statistics

noun

1. 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

Fermi-Dirac statistics

1. See under statistical mechanics

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fermi-Dirac statistics¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fermi-Dirac statistics¹

C20: named after Enrico Fermi and Paul Dirac