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Fermion

Fermion

See also: fermion, fermión, and férmion

German

Noun

Fermion n (genitive Fermions, plural Fermionen)

  1. (physics) fermion

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fermion

fermion

See also: Fermion, fermión, and férmion

English

Noun

fermion (plural fermions)

  1. A particle with totally antisymmetric composite quantum states, which means it must obey the Pauli exclusion principle and hence Fermi–Dirac statistics. They have half-integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, most derived from quarks. Compare boson.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fer‧mi‧on

Etymology

From Enrico Fermi (Italian-American physicist) + -on.

Noun

fermion n (plural fermionen)

  1. (physics) fermion

Esperanto

Noun

fermion

  1. accusative singular of fermio

French

Pronunciation

Noun

fermion m (plural fermions)

  1. (physics) fermion

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrmjɔn̪/

Noun

fermion m inan

  1. (physics) fermion

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