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> For example, consider a finite number of legos in a room. This works with legos, but not subatomic particles. No matter how smart you are, you can't distin
by PopePompus 8y ago
> For example, consider a finite number of legos in a room.
This works with legos, but not subatomic particles. No matter how smart you are, you can't distinguish between two states which differ only by having two electrons swapped.
- noobermin 8y agoFair. This is mainly for macroscopic systems, not fundamental particles or other species that cannot be distinguished at all, then all you can do is lump the states together and give it a degeneracy.