Phys. Rev. 149, 1008–1009 (1966)Theoretical Basis of the Symmetrization PostulateReceived 24 January 1966; published in the issue dated September 1966 The postulate of symmetrization for identical particles in quantum mechanics does not necessarily follow from the condition of indistinguishability. Greenberg and Messiah have shown that, under suitable conditions, the selection rule implied by the postulate of symmetrization actually follows from the indistinguishability complemented by some broad assumptions about the quantum system. The aim of this paper is to show that the most restrictive of these extra assumptions, namely, PCT or time-reversal invariance, is unnecessary. © 1966 The American Physical Society URL:
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