Testing the symmetrization postulate of quantum mechanics and the spin-statistics connection

Authors
Tino, GM
Citation
Gm. Tino, Testing the symmetrization postulate of quantum mechanics and the spin-statistics connection, FORTSCHR PH, 48(5-7), 2000, pp. 537-543
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
FORTSCHRITTE DER PHYSIK-PROGRESS OF PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00158208 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
5-7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
537 - 543
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-8208(2000)48:5-7<537:TTSPOQ>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Recent experimental tests of the symmetrization postulate of quantum mechan ics are discussed. It is shown that in a strict sense these experiments can not test the validity of the symmetrization postulate, but in most cases do test the spin-statistics connection. An experiment is proposed that would allow to search for possible violations of the symmetrization postulate.