Spin-statistics theorem
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- Date
- 1940 · confidence high
- Place
- Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Credited to
- Wolfgang Pauli
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
A theorem showing that the relationship between a particle's intrinsic spin and the quantum statistics it obeys — Bose–Einstein for integer-spin bosons, Fermi–Dirac for half-integer-spin fermions — is a necessary consequence of relativistic quantum mechanics; proved by Wolfgang Pauli.
What it led to
- Theoretical grounding of the Pauli exclusion principle
- Classification of particles into bosons and fermions
- Foundation of relativistic quantum field theory