Pauli exclusion principle and fermions, bosons and quarks

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Bosons do not follow the Pauli exclusion principle and possess symmetric wave functions, making option a) the correct answer. Fermions, including quarks, adhere to the Pauli exclusion principle and have anti-symmetric wave functions. Therefore, options b) and c) are incorrect. The discussion concludes that d) is also wrong, affirming that only bosons are exempt from the exclusion principle. Understanding these distinctions is crucial in particle physics.
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Homework Statement



Which of these particles don't follow Pauli exclusion principle and thus have a symmetric wave function?

a) Bosons
b) Fermions
c) Quarks
d) All particles follow Pauli exclusion principle

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The Attempt at a Solution



I think that fermions follow Pauli exclusion principle and have anti-symmetric wave functions, and quarks are fermions, so b) and c) must be wrong.

I think that bosons don't follow Pauli exclusion principle and have symmetric wave functions and d) is obviously wrong, so the correct answer must be a).
 
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