Wigner, Eugene Paul 1902-1995
Overview
| Works: | 457 works in 1,185 publications in 7 languages and 11,446 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Conference papers and proceedings History |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Honoree, Other, Contributor, Speaker, Interviewee, Author of introduction |
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Most widely held works about
Eugene Paul Wigner
- The Martians of Science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century by István Hargittai( Book )
- The recollections of Eugene P. Wigner as told to Andrew Szanton by Eugene Paul Wigner( Book )
- Eugene P. Wigner, an architect of the Atomic Age : highlights of a career with a comprehensive bibliography by Francis S Wagner( Book )
- Proceedings of the IV Wigner Symposium, Guadalajara, México, 7-11 August, 1995 by Wigner Symposium( Book )
- Classical and quantum systems : foundations and symmetries : proceedings of the II International Wigner Symposium, Goslar, Germany, July 16-20, 1991 by H. D Doebner( )
- A marslakók bölcsessége : saját szavaikkal, megjegyzésekkel by Balazs Hargittai( Book )
- Az öt világformáló marslakó by István Hargittai( Book )
- The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner by Eugene Paul Wigner( Book )
- Posztumusz interjú : válogatás Thassy Jenő hangarchívumából by Jenő Thassy( Recording )
- Wigner Jenő by George Marx( Book )
- Victor Weisskopf: My life as a physicist by Victor Frederick Weisskopf( )
- Oral history interview with John Bardeen by John Bardeen( )
- Leon Brillouin papers by Léon Brillouin( )
- Oral history interview with Victor Frederick Weisskopf by Victor Frederick Weisskopf( )
- Conversations with David Inglis by David Rittenhouse Inglis( )
- Oral history interview with Robert Joseph Maurer by Robert Joseph Maurer( )
- Oral history interview with David Pines by David Pines( )
- Robert H. Dicke response to Laser History Project Survey by Robert H Dicke( )
- Oral history interview with Edward Creutz by E Creutz( )
- Oral history interview with Frank Clark Hoyt by Frank Clark Hoyt( )
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Most widely held works by
Eugene Paul Wigner
Group theory and its application to the quantum mechanics of atomic spectra by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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52 editions published between 1909 and 1982 in 3 languages and held by 1,094 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
52 editions published between 1909 and 1982 in 3 languages and held by 1,094 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symmetries and reflections : scientific essays of Eugene P. Wigner by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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20 editions published between 1967 and 1979 in English and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1967 and 1979 in English and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nuclear structure by
Leonard Eisenbud(
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17 editions published between 1958 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1958 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Aspects of quantum theory by
P. A. M Dirac(
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22 editions published between 1972 and 2010 in English and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The twelve articles in this volume discuss various aspects of quantum mechanics which owe their origin to the work fo P.A.M. Dirac. Each of the distinguished contributors reviews Dirac's work and discusses its development in some detail. Since Dirac's work ranged widely, the resulting volume constitutes a valable survey of the state of quantum mechanics. A small part of the book contains personal reminiscences of Dirac in Cambridge and of his early visits to the U.S.A. and gives a historical account of the development of quantum mechanics during the decade 1924-1933, termed the "golden age of theoretical physics."
22 editions published between 1972 and 2010 in English and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The twelve articles in this volume discuss various aspects of quantum mechanics which owe their origin to the work fo P.A.M. Dirac. Each of the distinguished contributors reviews Dirac's work and discusses its development in some detail. Since Dirac's work ranged widely, the resulting volume constitutes a valable survey of the state of quantum mechanics. A small part of the book contains personal reminiscences of Dirac in Cambridge and of his early visits to the U.S.A. and gives a historical account of the development of quantum mechanics during the decade 1924-1933, termed the "golden age of theoretical physics."
The physical theory of neutron chain reactors by
Alvin Martin Weinberg(
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21 editions published between 1958 and 2000 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1958 and 2000 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reminiscences about a great physicist : Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac by
Behram Kurşunoğlu(
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17 editions published between 1987 and 1990 in English and held by 503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1987 and 1990 in English and held by 503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Survival and the bomb; methods of civil defense by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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10 editions published between 1969 and 1982 in English and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1969 and 1982 in English and held by 496 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Physical science and human values : a symposium by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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11 editions published between 1946 and 1969 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1946 and 1969 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dispersion relations and their connection with causality by
International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi"(
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15 editions published in 1964 in 3 languages and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published in 1964 in 3 languages and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Toward a unity of knowledge by
Study Group on Foundations of Cultural Unity(
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1 edition published in 1969 in English and held by 308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1969 in English and held by 308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gruppentheorie und ihre Anwendung auf die Quantenmechanik der Atomspektren by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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38 editions published between 1931 and 1977 in German and English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dieses Buch ist aus dem Wunsche entstanden, die An wendung gruppen theoretischer Methoden in der Quantenmechanik einem weiteren Leserkreis zugänglich zu machen. Die wirk liche Lösung der quantenmechanischen Differentialgleichungen stößt im allgemeinen auf so große Schwierigkeiten, daß man durch direkte Rechnung zumeist nur eine grobe Annäherung zu erreichen vermag. Um so erfreulicher ist es, daß ein so großer Teil der quantenmechanischen Resultate schon durch reine Symmetrieüberlegungen erhalten werden kann. Man hat gegen die gruppentheoi'etische Behandlung der Schrödingergleichung oft den Einwand erhoben, daß sie "nicht physikalisch" sei. Es scheint mir aber, daf$ die bewußte Aus nutzung elementarer Symmetrieeigenschaften dem physikalischen Gefühl eher entsprechen muß, als die mehr rechnerische Be handlung. Der erwähnte Einwand dürfte darauf zurückzuführen sein, daß die Gruppentheorie einen wesentlich anderen Charakter hat, als die dem Physiker hauptsächlich geläufigen Teile der Mathematik, so daß es immerhin einige Zeit erfordert, bis man sich mit ihr befreundet hat. Sie besteht nämlich aus einer großen Zahl unscheinbarer Schlüsse, die zwar einzeln betrachtet trivial, in ihrer Gesamtheit aber doch nicht so leicht zu über blicken sind. Deshalb hielt ich es schon im Interesse des ungeübten Lesers für ratsam, alle Zwischenüberlegungen nach Möglich keit explizite auszuführen. Um das richtige "sich zu Hause fühlen" im Gegenstand zu erleichtern, wurde vom mathema tischen Teil wesentlich mehr gebracht, als für die physikalischen VI Vorwort Anwendungen notwendig gewesen wäre. In den physikalischen Anwendungen wollte ich mich auf einen Gegenstand beschränken und habe als dit'sen die Theorie der Atomspektren gewählt
38 editions published between 1931 and 1977 in German and English and held by 302 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dieses Buch ist aus dem Wunsche entstanden, die An wendung gruppen theoretischer Methoden in der Quantenmechanik einem weiteren Leserkreis zugänglich zu machen. Die wirk liche Lösung der quantenmechanischen Differentialgleichungen stößt im allgemeinen auf so große Schwierigkeiten, daß man durch direkte Rechnung zumeist nur eine grobe Annäherung zu erreichen vermag. Um so erfreulicher ist es, daß ein so großer Teil der quantenmechanischen Resultate schon durch reine Symmetrieüberlegungen erhalten werden kann. Man hat gegen die gruppentheoi'etische Behandlung der Schrödingergleichung oft den Einwand erhoben, daß sie "nicht physikalisch" sei. Es scheint mir aber, daf$ die bewußte Aus nutzung elementarer Symmetrieeigenschaften dem physikalischen Gefühl eher entsprechen muß, als die mehr rechnerische Be handlung. Der erwähnte Einwand dürfte darauf zurückzuführen sein, daß die Gruppentheorie einen wesentlich anderen Charakter hat, als die dem Physiker hauptsächlich geläufigen Teile der Mathematik, so daß es immerhin einige Zeit erfordert, bis man sich mit ihr befreundet hat. Sie besteht nämlich aus einer großen Zahl unscheinbarer Schlüsse, die zwar einzeln betrachtet trivial, in ihrer Gesamtheit aber doch nicht so leicht zu über blicken sind. Deshalb hielt ich es schon im Interesse des ungeübten Lesers für ratsam, alle Zwischenüberlegungen nach Möglich keit explizite auszuführen. Um das richtige "sich zu Hause fühlen" im Gegenstand zu erleichtern, wurde vom mathema tischen Teil wesentlich mehr gebracht, als für die physikalischen VI Vorwort Anwendungen notwendig gewesen wäre. In den physikalischen Anwendungen wollte ich mich auf einen Gegenstand beschränken und habe als dit'sen die Theorie der Atomspektren gewählt
Who speaks for civil defense? by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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4 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quantum, space, and time--the quest continues : studies and essays in honour of Louis de Broglie, Paul Dirac, and Eugene Wigner by
A. O Barut(
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8 editions published between 1983 and 1984 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1983 and 1984 in English and held by 240 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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in English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
in English and held by 198 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Special relativity and quantum theory : a collection of papers on the Poincaré group(
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10 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Philosophical reflections and syntheses by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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11 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and German and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history and philosophy of science. From a review by Silvan S. Schweber in Physics Today, October 1996: "All of the essays in Volume VI are at the level of the curious nonexpert who possesses a minimal command of the quantum mechanical formalism. They are rigorous, lucid and challenging."
11 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and German and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history and philosophy of science. From a review by Silvan S. Schweber in Physics Today, October 1996: "All of the essays in Volume VI are at the level of the curious nonexpert who possesses a minimal command of the quantum mechanical formalism. They are rigorous, lucid and challenging."
The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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22 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and German and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eugene Wigner is one of the few giants of 20th-century physics. His early work helped to shape quantum mechanics, he laid the foundations of nuclear physics and nuclear engineering, and he contributed significantly to solid-state physics. His philosophical and political writings are widely known. All his works will be reprinted in Eugene Paul Wigner's Collected Workstogether with descriptive annotations by outstanding scientists. The present volume begins with a short biographical sketch followed by Wigner's papers on group theory, an extremely powerful tool he created for theoretical quantum physics. They are presented in two parts. The first, annotated by B. Judd, covers applications to atomic and molecular spectra, term structure, time reversal and spin. In the second, G. Mackey introduces to the reader the mathematical papers, many of which are outstanding contributions to the theory of unitary representations of groups, including the famous paper on the Lorentz group
22 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and German and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eugene Wigner is one of the few giants of 20th-century physics. His early work helped to shape quantum mechanics, he laid the foundations of nuclear physics and nuclear engineering, and he contributed significantly to solid-state physics. His philosophical and political writings are widely known. All his works will be reprinted in Eugene Paul Wigner's Collected Workstogether with descriptive annotations by outstanding scientists. The present volume begins with a short biographical sketch followed by Wigner's papers on group theory, an extremely powerful tool he created for theoretical quantum physics. They are presented in two parts. The first, annotated by B. Judd, covers applications to atomic and molecular spectra, term structure, time reversal and spin. In the second, G. Mackey introduces to the reader the mathematical papers, many of which are outstanding contributions to the theory of unitary representations of groups, including the famous paper on the Lorentz group
L. Farkas memorial volume by
A Farkas(
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7 editions published in 1952 in English and held by 107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1952 in English and held by 107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symmetries and reflections : scientific essays by
Eugene Paul Wigner(
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40 editions published between 1967 and 1979 in 4 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
40 editions published between 1967 and 1979 in 4 languages and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La transformation de Weyl et la fonction de Wigner: une forme alternative de la mécanique quantique by
S. R. de Groot(
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3 editions published in 1974 in French and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1974 in French and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Dirac, P. A. M. (Paul Adrien Maurice) 1902-1984 Other Honoree Author
- Von Neumann, John 1903-1957 Author
- Teller, Edward 1908-2003
- Szilard, Leo
- Eisenbud, Leonard Author
- Von Kármán, Theodore 1881-1963
- Hargittai, István Author
- Wightman, A. S. (Arthur Strong) 1922-2013 Other Editor
- Weinberg, Alvin Martin 1915-2006 Author Editor
- Salam, Abdus 1926-1996 Author Editor
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Atomic bomb Bethe, Hans A.--(Hans Albrecht), Bohr, Niels, Broglie, Louis de, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical Civil defense Dirac, P. A. M.--(Paul Adrien Maurice), Dispersion relations Ehrenfest, Paul, Farkas, L.--(Ladislaus), Field theory (Physics) Group theory Heisenberg, Werner, Hungary Knowledge, Theory of Lorentz groups Los Alamos National Laboratory Márai, Sándor, Mathematical physics Nuclear energy Nuclear physics Nuclear reactors Oppenheimer, J. Robert, Pauli, Wolfgang, Peierls, Rudolf E.--(Rudolf Ernst), Physical sciences Physicists Physics Poincaré series Quantum electrodynamics Quantum field theory Quantum theory Rabi, I. I.--(Isidor Isaac), Schrödinger, Erwin, Science Science--Philosophy Seitz, Frederick, Slater, John C.--(John Clarke), S-matrix theory Solids Solid state physics Space and time Special relativity (Physics) Szilard, Leo Teller, Edward, United States Universität Göttingen Von Kármán, Theodore, Von Neumann, John, Wigner, Eugene Paul,
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