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Is the proton population homogeneous or is each like a snowflake?

Physically can proton 1 behave differently to proton 2 modulo the usual quantum uncertainty around speed/position.



In quantum mechanics, indistinguishable particles (also called identical or indiscernible particles) are particles that cannot be distinguished from one another, even in principle. Species of identical particles include, but are not limited to, elementary particles (such as electrons), composite subatomic particles (such as atomic nuclei), as well as atoms and molecules. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indistinguishable_particles




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