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fluidistic
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This question is more a question I'd ask in a chat rather than formally on paper/forum.
If we take the free electron model, the electrons are considered as non interacting. It is essentially a 1 particle problem where the potential is constant through space. The electrons are not perturbed at all by other electrons. However they still satisfy Pauli's exclusion principle. I do not quite understand how it is possible that they satisfy that principle and yet be totally unaware of each other through the potential.
What's going on here exactly? How to resolve the paradox that Pauli's exclusion principle indicates that each electron is "aware" of the others, while the FEM indicates that they are totally unaware of each other?
If we take the free electron model, the electrons are considered as non interacting. It is essentially a 1 particle problem where the potential is constant through space. The electrons are not perturbed at all by other electrons. However they still satisfy Pauli's exclusion principle. I do not quite understand how it is possible that they satisfy that principle and yet be totally unaware of each other through the potential.
What's going on here exactly? How to resolve the paradox that Pauli's exclusion principle indicates that each electron is "aware" of the others, while the FEM indicates that they are totally unaware of each other?