Quantum Evolution
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| - | 6) Pauli's Exclusion Principle for fermions (electrons and quarks) | + | 6) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_exclusion_principle Pauli's Exclusion Principle] |
| + | for fermions (electrons and quarks) | ||
is very similar to the concept of an evolutionary niche, which can | is very similar to the concept of an evolutionary niche, which can | ||
only be filled by a single species at a time. Is there any | only be filled by a single species at a time. Is there any | ||
connection between these completely different concepts ? | connection between these completely different concepts ? | ||
| + | The Pauli exclusion principle says that two identical fermions | ||
| + | can never occupy the same quantum state. Likewise, two species | ||
| + | can never occupy the same niche in the ecological landscape | ||
| + | (the species correspond to the particles, and the ecological | ||
| + | landscape to the quantum state). | ||
== Testable Consequence == | == Testable Consequence == | ||
