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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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What causes the Pauli exclusion principle (and why does spin 1/2 = fermion)?
It seems to be related to exchange interaction, but I can't penetrate the Wikipedia article. What has the Pauli exclusion principle to do with indistinguishability?
