Bose-Einstein statistics, also known as Bose-Einstein distribution, is one of the two fundamental statistical distributions used in describing the behavior of particles in a system. This distribution is named for the Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose and the German physicist Albert Einstein, who both worked on the theory of gas properties. The principle of Bose-Einstein statistics describes particles that can occupy the same quantum state, known as bosons and distinguishes them from particles that obey the Pauli exclusion principle, which prevents two fermions from occupying the same state. Other synonyms for Bose-Einstein statistics include Bose-Einstein condensation, Bose-Einstein correlation, and Bose-Einstein function.