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# Pauli exclusion principle
-In quantum mechanics, the **Pauli exclusion principle** is a theorem that
-has profound consequences for how the world works.
+In quantum mechanics, the **Pauli exclusion principle** is a theorem with
+profound consequences for how the world works.
Suppose we have a composite state
$\ket*{x_1}\ket*{x_2} = \ket*{x_1} \otimes \ket*{x_2}$, where the two
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
As it turns out, in nature, each class of particle has a single
associated permutation eigenvalue $\lambda$, or in other words: whether
-$\lambda$ is $-1$ or $1$ depends on the species of particle that $x_1$
-and $x_2$ represent. Particles with $\lambda = -1$ are called
+$\lambda$ is $-1$ or $1$ depends on the type of particle that $x_1$
+and $x_2$ are. Particles with $\lambda = -1$ are called
**fermions**, and those with $\lambda = 1$ are known as **bosons**. We
define $\hat{P}_f$ with $\lambda = -1$ and $\hat{P}_b$ with
$\lambda = 1$, such that:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $$\begin{aligned}
= 0
\end{aligned}$$
-At last, this is the Pauli exclusion principle: **fermions may never
+And this is the Pauli exclusion principle: **fermions may never
occupy the same quantum state**. One of the many notable consequences of
this is that the shells of atoms only fit a limited number of
electrons (which are fermions), since each must have a different quantum number.