noun
Fermi degeneracy; degenerate fermions; Fermi gas; degenerate matter
Physics term for a state where fermions occupy the lowest available energy levels due to the Pauli exclusion principle, often encountered in dense astrophysical objects like white dwarfs and neutron stars.
白色矮星はフェルミ縮退の圧力で支えられている。
White dwarfs are supported by the pressure of Fermi degeneracy.
フェルミ縮退した電子ガスは金属の性質を説明するのに重要だ。
Degenerate electron gas is important for explaining the properties of metals.
Compound of フェルミ (Fermi, from the physicist Enrico Fermi) and 縮退 (degeneracy).