Fermi-Dirac distribution

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical distribution
gptkbp:appliesTo fermions
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Maxwell-Boltzmann_distribution
gptkb:Bose-Einstein_distribution
gptkbp:describes probability of occupation of energy states
gptkbp:feature accounts for Pauli exclusion principle
gptkbp:field gptkb:statistical_mechanics
condensed matter physics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1926
gptkbp:form f(E) = 1 / (exp[(E - μ)/kT] + 1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fermi-Dirac distribution
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkb:Paul_Dirac
gptkbp:parameter Boltzmann constant (k)
chemical potential (μ)
energy (E)
temperature (T)
gptkbp:usedFor electrons in metals
neutrons in neutron stars
protons in atomic nuclei
gptkbp:usedIn quantum statistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:degenerate_Fermi_gas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5