Degenerate Matter?

Question

I think I get the general idea, but I still don’t understand why the electrons are still moving around at 0 K. Also how does it violate the Pauli Exclusion Principle

In: Physics

Answer 1

Degenerate Matter doesn’t violate the Pauli Exclusion Principle, it’s a result of it. The resistance to being in the same energy state as another fermion becomes large enough in extreme states of matter to make energetically favorable things like Cooper Pairs or neutron stars.

I don’t understand what you’re asking about electrons moving around at 0K. Nothing can cool to 0K, but that isn’t because of the exclusion principle or degenerate matter.