Relation between spin and symmetry of wave function

Jigyasa · Apr 4, 2018

Why is it that bosons (particles having symmetric wave functions) have integral spins and fermions (particles having antisymmetric wave functions) have half integral spins? A lot of books state this without specifying the reason. I was wondering if this is a theoretical deduction. Or is it an empirical fact. Any help would be great!

DrDu · Apr 4, 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin–statistics_theorem

Relation between spin and symmetry of wave function

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