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Why Pauli exclusion instead of electrons canceling out?
To quote Wikipedia,
The Pauli exclusion principle is the quantum mechanical principle that no two identical fermions (particles with half-integer spin) may occupy the same quantum state ...
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Ground state energies with fermions of same spin?
Consider two non-interacting Fermions (half-integer spin) confined in
a 'box'. Construct the anti-symmetric wavefunctions and compare the
corresponding ground-state energies of the two systems; ...