see|Fermion
English
Etymology
From w:Enrico Fermi|Enrico Fermi (Italian-American physicist) + -on.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�f��mɪ�n/

Noun
en-noun

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

Translations

German: Fermion n
Italian: fermione m
Japanese: ������ (ferumi ryūshi)
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Russian: �е�мион (f'ermión) m

Derived terms
fermionic

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