Tagged Questions
4
votes
2answers
254 views
Combinatorial sum in a problem with a Fermi gas
I'm solving a problem involving a Fermi gas. There is a specific sum I cannot figure my way around.
A set of equidistant levels, indexed by $m=0,1,2 \ldots$, is populated by spinless fermions with ...
11
votes
3answers
1k views
What are the mathematical problems in introducing Spin 3/2 fermions?
Can the physics complications of introducing spin 3/2 Rarita-Schwinger matter be put in geometric (or other) terms readily accessible to a mathematician?