Electron vs Fermion - What's the difference?
electron | fermion |
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
(chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.
A particle with totally antisymmetric composite quantum states, which means it must obey the Pauli exclusion principle and hence . They have half-integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, most derived from quarks. Compare boson .
