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PAULI PRINCIPLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pauli exclusion principle
1, record 1, English, Pauli%20exclusion%20principle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A principle which is stated as follows:] If, in an atom, two electrons have the same three orbital quantum numbers (n, l, m), their spins must be opposed. 1, record 1, English, - Pauli%20exclusion%20principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe d'exclusion de Pauli
1, record 1, French, principe%20d%27exclusion%20de%20Pauli
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- principe de Pauli 2, record 1, French, principe%20de%20Pauli
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Principe selon lequel] 2 électrons ne peuvent avoir le même lot de nombres quantiques. 1, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27exclusion%20de%20Pauli
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] 2 électrons ne peuvent occuper la même orbitale que si leurs spins sont opposés. 1, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27exclusion%20de%20Pauli
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
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