Fermi-Dirac statistics

[ fur-mee-duh-rak stuh-tis-tiks ]

plural noun

, Physics.

1. quantum statistics defining the possible arrangements of particles in a given system in terms of the exclusion principle.

Fermi-Dirac statistics

noun

1. physics the branch of quantum statistics used to calculate the permitted energy arrangements of the particles in a system in terms of the exclusion principle Compare Bose-Einstein statistics

Fermi-Dirac statistics

1. See under statistical mechanics

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fermi-Dirac statistics¹

1925–30; named after E. Fermi and A. M. Dirac

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fermi-Dirac statistics¹

C20: named after Enrico Fermi and Paul Dirac

Example Sentences

That the same man who designed the first nuclear reactor also formulated Fermi-Dirac statistics and the theory of beta decay is a fact that still beggars belief.

From Scientific American

A class of particles which, unlike bosons, obey Fermi-Dirac statistics.

From BBC