I Fermi Gas Model: Energetic Degeneration & the Pauli Exclusion Principle

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The Fermi gas model assumes a three-dimensional potential well, leading to "energetic degeneration" for quantum states defined by indices nx, ny, and nz. However, the discussion highlights a discrepancy where multiple states at the same energy level seem to allow only two particles, contradicting the Pauli exclusion principle. It is suggested that the simplified image may represent a one-dimensional potential well for clarity, which does not accurately reflect the complexities of a real nucleus. The actual potential well is not cubic, and treating the dimensions independently fails to capture the true interactions within a nucleus. This simplification can lead to misunderstandings regarding particle occupancy in degenerate states.
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In the fermi gas model, there is assumption that there is a 3D potential well, but there is "energetic degeneration" for each three index "nx, ny, nz".
Now the problem is with that image, if there is degeration, for some level En there may be 10 distinctive state with same energy, so there is 20 proton and 20 neutron for Pauli exclusion in that state, why in the image there are only two particle for each state?

Is because is a 1D potential well, just for simplify?

thanks
 
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It's a very simplified sketch, and the real potential well is not a cube so treating x,y,z independently isn't working in a real nucleus.
 
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