I am not a quantum physicist

I am not a quantum physicist. I do not write this prediction thinking that it is true or a novel deduction on the nature of reality. I write this prediction in order to test my own understanding of quantum physics.

Given all particles are fields:

Fermions are those fields where probability is in the range 0-1 (or possibly -1 to +1, depending on antimatter).
Bosons are those fields where probability can take on any positive or zero value (possibly also any negative value, depending on antimatter).

This "explains" why two fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state, yet bosons can. Inverted quote marks, because this might turn out to not have any explanatory power.

I'm fine with that, just as I'm fine with being wrong. I am not a quantum physicist. I don't expect to be right. It would be nicer to find I'm wrong rather than not even wrong, but even that's OK — that's why I'm writing this down before I see if someone else has already written about this.

Original post: https://kitsunesoftware.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/i-am-not-a-quantum-physicist/

Original post timestamp: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:34:56 +0000

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