No spin-statistics connection in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
R. E. Allen, A. R. Mondragon
TL;DR
This paper argues that the spin-statistics connection, fundamental in relativistic quantum mechanics, does not hold in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, highlighting differences in theoretical frameworks.
Contribution
It clarifies that the spin-statistics connection is not valid in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and critiques recent modifications attempting to enforce it.
Findings
No spin-statistics connection in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics
Recent theories forcing the connection differ significantly from standard physics
The fundamental link between spin and statistics is relativistic in nature
Abstract
We emphasize that there is no spin-statistics connection in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. In several recent papers, including Phys. Rev. A 67, 042102 (2003) [quant-ph/0207017], quantum mechanics is modified so as to force a spin-statistics connection, but the resulting theory is quite different from standard physics.
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TopicsQuantum Mechanics and Applications · Quantum Information and Cryptography