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PAULI'S ‘Exclusion Principle’ applied to the simplest case of the two-electron or two-proton system (helium atom, hydrogen molecule) is usually stated as follows: if the electrons (or protons) are parallel, that is, if their spins point in the same direction, their eigenfunction must be antisymmetrical with respect to the co-ordinates; if the electrons (or protons) are antiparallel, that is, pointing in opposite directions, their eigenfunction must be symmetrical.
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FRENKEL, J. On the Correct Formulation of Pauli's Exclusion Principle. Nature 125, 235–236 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125235b0
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