At 11:04 AM 11/9/2014, Jon wrote:
Peirce: "The synechist, for example, would never be satisfied with the hypothesis that matter is composed of atoms, all spherical and exactly alike."
HP: Pauli's <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_exclusion_principle>Exclusion Principle states that all fermions with the same 4 quantum numbers are exactly alike (though not spherical because of spin). It is needed to explain everything from atomic structure and chemistry to white dwarfs and neutron stars.
Howard
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