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arxiv: quant-ph/0703021 · v1 · submitted 2007-03-02 · 🪐 quant-ph

Identical Quantum Particles and Weak Discernibility

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keywords quantumargumentidenticalobjectsparticlesanti-symmetricblackcase
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We examine a recent argument that ``identical'' quantum particles with an anti-symmetric state (fermions) are weakly discernible objects, just like irreflexively related ordinary objects in situations with perfect symmetry (Black's spheres, for example). We conclude that the argument uses a silent premise that is not justified in the quantum case.

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