Quantum Mechanics (1) · Problem 6.1

Identical Particles

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · identical-particles-antisymmetry

Problem

The wave function for identical fermions must be antisymmetric under interchange of any pair. Thus, the wave function for electrons in Pasadena and in Berkeley is antisymmetric under interchange between the two locations. But we typically ignore this when we compute probabilities, such as the probability to find an electron at position x\mathbf{x}. Try to justify this.

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