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Physicists uncover a breakthrough material in bosonic matter (interestingengineering.com)

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[–] FlagonOfMe 0 points 2 years ago

In the case of excitons, negatively charged electrons (fermions) bind to positively charged "holes" (also fermions), resulting in their collective spins combining to form a whole integer, thus creating a bosonic particle.

How does an electron bind to a hole? What does that mean? I guess I need to know exactly what a hole is. How does an electron hole have spin?