Pauli and the spin-statistics theorem / Ian Duck, E.C.G. Sudarshan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duck, Ian, 1933-

Contributor:

Sudarshan, E. C. G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear spin--Mathematical models.

Nuclear spin.

Nuclear spin--Statistical methods.

Pauli exclusion principle.

Physical Description:

x, 512 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, [1997]

Summary:

Contains summarizations and excerpts of work exploring the task of creating a simple proof of the Spin-Statistics Theorem. As much a work on the history of modern physics as a quest towards an elementary argument for the theorem, the authors explore the genesis of ideas surrounding the proof, including the Pauli Exclusion Principle, the discoveries of electron spin, quantum statistics, wave function symmetrization, field theory, anticommutation relations, and the quantization of fields. Ultimately a simple proof, based on the work of Schwinger, is put forward. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9810231148

OCLC:

37567264