Rotational invariance and the Pauli exclusion principle
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
In this article, the rotational invariance of entangled quantum states is investigated as a possible cause of the Pauli exclusion principle. First, it is shown that a certain class of rotationally invariant states can only occur in pairs. This will be referred to as the coupling principle. This in turn suggests a natural classification of quantum systems into those containing coupled states and those that do not. Surprisingly, it would seem that Fermi-Dirac statistics follows as a consequence of this coupling while the Bose-Einstein follows by breaking it. Finally, the experimental evidence to justify the above classification will be discussed. Pacs: 3.65.Bz, 5.30 d, 12.40.Ee
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0101135,
title = {Rotational invariance and the Pauli exclusion principle},
author = {Paul O'Hara},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0101135},
year = {2007}
}
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20 pages, 1 figure