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Why can't two electrons be in the same place?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Intricacy of the Quantum Universe

The universe has an issue with fermions having essentially the identical setup is not allowed It's like one per slot. You already filled your slot. You got to find another way to be I guess for the the idea of two electrons out in space But it seems like the universe just resists two electrons being really close to each other even Yeah, if you have some volume out there and then a bunch of electrons Then the universe likes each electron to be like it in its own little volume so it resists electrons overlapping too much.

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