
FAQ About Enrico Fermi

How did Enrico Fermi contribute to statistical mechanics?
Enrico Fermi contributed to statistical mechanics through the development of Fermi-Dirac statistics, which are used to describe the statistical distribution of particles that obey the Pauli exclusion principle, such as electrons. This was a groundbreaking discovery that helped to explain the behavior of electrons in solids and was foundational to the field of quantum mechanics.