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Simon Bridge said:The chair thing is definitely coulomb force. PEP plays a role in determining the electro structure but that isn't what is holding you up.
Thats a common misconception - but its wrong as discovered by Dyson:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_degeneracy_pressure
The reason its not a force is, as you stated, its really a symmetry thing that prevents electrons being in the same state.
Thanks
Bill