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PAULI PRINCIPLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asymmetry energy
1, record 1, English, asymmetry%20energy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pauli energy 2, record 1, English, Pauli%20energy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An energy associated with the Pauli exclusion principle. 2, record 1, English, - asymmetry%20energy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If it wasn’t for the Coulomb energy, the most stable form of nuclear matter would have N=Z, since unequal values of N and Z imply filling higher energy levels for one type of particle, while leaving lower energy levels vacant for the other type. 2, record 1, English, - asymmetry%20energy
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Pauli’s energy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- énergie d’asymétrie
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9nergie%20d%26rsquo%3Basym%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le modèle de la goutte liquide et d’une cellule de Weizsäcker, énergie représentant la tendance à la symétrie de composition protons-neutrons pour les noyaux comportant un nombre inégal de protons et de neutrons. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9nergie%20d%26rsquo%3Basym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L’énergie d’asymétrie] vient en déduction dans l’énergie de liaison. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9nergie%20d%26rsquo%3Basym%C3%A9trie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pauli principle
1, record 2, English, Pauli%20principle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Pauli principle states that in any atom, no two electrons may have the same four quantum numbers. 1, record 2, English, - Pauli%20principle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Another way of stating this is to say that electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins. 1, record 2, English, - Pauli%20principle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principe de Pauli
1, record 2, French, principe%20de%20Pauli
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'application du principe de Pauli, qui interdit à un ensemble de nucléons (qui sont des fermions) identiques de posséder les mêmes nombres quantiques, explique que seul, l'état lié n-p puisse exister car les deux nucléons sont différents. 1, record 2, French, - principe%20de%20Pauli
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Nuclear Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Fermi-Dirac statistics
1, record 3, English, Fermi%2DDirac%20statistics
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Fermi-Dirac law 2, record 3, English, Fermi%2DDirac%20law
correct
- Fermi-Dirac's law 3, record 3, English, Fermi%2DDirac%27s%20law
correct
- Fermi-Dirac law of energy distribution 4, record 3, English, Fermi%2DDirac%20law%20of%20energy%20distribution
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged(the Pauli exclusion principle applies). 1, record 3, English, - Fermi%2DDirac%20statistics
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
statistics: Noun plural but singular or plural in construction. 5, record 3, English, - Fermi%2DDirac%20statistics
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Fermi Dirac statistics
- Fermi Dirac law
- Fermi Dirac's law
- Fermi Dirac law of energy distribution
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Physique nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- loi de Fermi-Dirac
1, record 3, French, loi%20de%20Fermi%2DDirac
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi reposant sur la présence d'un système de particules dont la fonction d'onde se modifie au moment de la permutation de deux particules, auquel cas le principe d'exclusion de Pauli s'applique. 2, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Fermi%2DDirac
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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