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What are fermions and what's the difference between it and bosons?

Modern Physics

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ISBN:9781111794378

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Chapter15: Elementary Particles

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