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  1. L. Farkas Memorial Volume (Special Publication No. 1)
  2. Survival and the Bomb: Methods of Civil Defense by Eugene P. Wigner, 1969
  3. Special Functions: A Group Theoretic Approach. Based on Lectures by Eugene P. Wigner by James D. Talman, 1968
  4. Eugene P. Wigner, an architect of the Atomic Age: Highlights of a career with a comprehensive bibliography (Rakoczi Foundation bio-bibliographies) by Francis S Wagner, 1981
  5. Eugene P. Wigner: An Architect of the Atomic Age : Highlights of a Career With a Comprehensive Bibliography by Francis Wagner, 1981-06-01
  6. Nuclear War Survival Skills by Eugene P (Designer), and Kearny, Cresson H Wigner, 1988
  7. Theory of Relativity in Contemporary Science: Papers Read at the Celeb by Eugene P. Wigner,
  8. Group Theory and Its Application to the Quantum Mechanics of Atomic Spectra by Eugene P. And Griffin, J. J. Wigner, 1960
  9. Group Theory and Its Application to the Quantum Mechanics of Atomic Spectra, Expanded and Improved Edition by Eugene P. Wigner, 1964
  10. Group Theory And its Application to the Quantum Mechanics of Atomic Spectra by Wigner Eugene P. & J.J. Griffin, 1968-01-01
  11. Theory of Relativity in Contemporary Science: Papers Read at the Celeb by Eugene P. Wigner, 1949
  12. Symmetries and Reflections: Scientific Essays of Eugene P. Wigner by Walter J., and Michael Scriven, editors Moore, 1970-01-01
  13. The Recollections of Eugene P. Wigner by Eugene with Szanton, Andrew Wigner, 1992
  14. Group Theory and Its Application to the Quantum Mechanics of Atomic Spectra. Pure and Applied Physics, Volume 5 by Eugene P. Wigner, 1971

21. Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Auditorium At ORNL Renamed To Honor Eugene P. Wi
Auditorium at ORNL renamed to honor eugene P. wigner. OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan.11, 1996 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory s Central Auditorium has been renamed
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22. Eugene Wigner - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
eugene P. wigner. Symmetries and Reflections Scientific Essays of eugene P.wigner. Alvin M. Weinberg, eugene P. wigner Physical Theory of Neutron Chain
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Eugene Wigner (left) and Alvin Weinberg Eugene Paul Wigner Hungarian Wigner P¡l Jenő) ( November 17 January 1 ) was a Hungarian physicist and mathematician He was one of a generation of physicists of the who remade the world of physics . This generation was a collection of people from Berlin to London to Z¼rich to Pisa , though not quite yet to New York or Chicago, Illinois . The first physicists in this new generation — Werner Heisenberg Erwin Schr¶dinger , and Paul Dirac , to name three — created quantum mechanics . Quantum mechanics was a dazzling new world, which threw open dozens of fundamental physical questions. A new set of men (and a few women) came along behind them, to answer the first questions and pose others, often more complex. Wigner was in this second set of physicists. He posed and answered some of the most profound questions of 20th-century physics. He laid the foundation for the theory of symmetries in quantum mechanics. In the late , he extended his research into atomic nuclei Between and , this generation of physicists helped to remake the world again. This time it was a far greater, more public world they remade: one of armies, peoples, ideologies. They did it first by seeing that an

23. Wigner Quasi-probability Distribution - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
The wigner quasiprobability distribution was introduced by eugene wigner in 1932 The wigner distribution P(q, p) is defined as. P(x,p)=\frac{1}{\pi\
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The Wigner quasi-probability distribution was introduced by Eugene Wigner in 1932 to study quantum corrections to classical statistical mechanics. The goal was to replace the wavefunction that appears in Schrodinger's equation with a probability distribution in phase space . It was independently derived by Hermann Weyl in 1931 as the symbol of the density matrix in representation theory in mathematics. It was once again derived by J. Ville in 1948 as a quadratic (in signal) representation of the local time-frequency energy of a signal. It is also known as the "Wigner function," "Wigner-Weyl transformation" or the "Wigner-Ville distribution". It has applications in statistical mechanics quantum chemistry quantum optics , classical optics and signal analysis in diverse fields such as electrical engineering seismology biology , and engine design. A classical particle has a definite position and momentum and hence, is represented by a point in phase space. When one has a collection ( ensemble ) of particles, the probability of finding a particle at a certain position in phase space is given by a probability distribution. This is not true for a quantum particle due to the

24. Wigner, Eugene Paul (1902-1995) -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Scientific Bio
Szanton, A. The Recollections of eugene P. wigner as Told to Andrew Szanton wigner, EP Symmetries and Reflections Scientific Essays of eugene P. wigner
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Wigner, Eugene Paul (1902-1995)

Hungarian-American physicist who studied in Berlin before moving to Princeton in 1930, where he later became professor of theoretical physics. His main contribution was in applying group theory to quantum mechanics He was among those urging the U.S. to build an atomic bomb, and he made some important contributions to the Manhattan Project. In 1927, Wigner concluded that parity is conserved in a nuclear reaction. In other words, the laws of physics should not distinguish between right and left; or between positive and negative time. This held as a central tenet of physics until 1958, when Yang and Lee showed that certain types of reaction involving the weak force such as beta decay do not conserve parity. Wigner also investigated the strong nuclear interaction which binds neutrons and protons in the nucleus and showed that it only acted over short distances. He gave his name to the "Wigner's friend paradox," a variant on the paradox. The "friend" is a human observer who replaces the cat in one of the thought experiments on quantum reality. He suggested that the entry of information about the quantum system collapses the quantum wave and reduces the hybrid state (where the "cat" is both alive and dead) to a simple cut-and-dried system.

25. The Limits Of Science - Eugene P. Wigner, The Limits Of Science - Eugene P. Wign
Author , eugene P. wigner. The present discussion is not put forward with theusual pride of the scientist who feels that he can make an addition,
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Article # : Section : NATURAL SCIENCE Issue Date : 4,671 Words Author : Eugene P. Wigner
The present discussion is not put forward with the usual pride of the scientist who feels that he can make an addition, however small, to a problem which has aroused his and his colleagues' interest. Rather, it is a speculation of a kind which all of us feel a great reluctance to undertake: much like the speculation on the ultimate fate of somebody who is very dear to us. It is a speculation on the future of science itself, whether it will share, at some very distant future, the fate of "Alles was entsteht ist wert dass es zu Grunde geht." (All that exists is worthy of passing away.) Naturally, in such a speculation one wishes to assume the best of conditions for one's subject and disregard the danger of an accident that may befall it, however real that danger may be.
The Growth of Science
The most remarkable thing about Science is its youth. The earliest beginning of chemistry, as we now know it, certainly does not antedate Boyle's Sceptical Chemist, which appeared in 1661. More probably, one would place the birthyear of chemistry around the years of activity of Lavoisier, between 1770 and 1790, or count its years from Dalton's law in 1808. Physics is somewhat older; Newton's Principia, a rather finished work, became available in 1687. Archimedes discovered laws of physics around 250 B.C., but his discoveries hardly can be called the real beginning of physics. On the whole, one is probably safe in saying that Science is less than 300 years old. This number has to be compared with the age of Man, which is certainly greater than 100,000 years.

26. National Academy Of Sciences - Deceased Member
wigner, eugene P. Date of Birth, November 17, 1902. Elected to NAS, 1945.Date of Death, January 1, 1995. Biographical Memoir HTML PDF.
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27. Eugene Paul Wigner, November 17, 1902 — January 1, 1995 | By Frederick Seitz, E
The Recollections of eugene P. wigner. New York Plenum Press, 1992. 4J.von Neumann and EP wigner. Z. Physik 47(1928)203; 49(1928)73; 51(1928)844.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS National Academy of Sciences
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Eugene Paul Wigner
By Frederick Seitz, Erich Vogt, and Alvin M. Weinberg
EUGENE WIGNER WAS A towering leader of modern physics for more than half of the twentieth century. While his greatest renown was associated with the introduction of symmetry theory to quantum physics and chemistry, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for 1963, his scientific work encompassed an astonishing breadth of science, perhaps unparalleled during his time. In preparing this memoir, we have the impression we are attempting to record the monumental achievements of half a dozen scientists. There is the Wigner who demonstrated that symmetry principles are of great importance in quantum mechanics; who pioneered the application of quantum mechanics in the fields of chemical kinetics and the theory of solids; who was the first nuclear engineer; who formulated many of the most basic ideas in nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry; who was the prophet of quantum chaos; who served as a mathematician and philosopher of science; and the Wigner who was the supervisor and mentor of more than forty Ph.D. students in theoretical physics during his career of over four decades at Princeton University. His legacy also resides in the many concepts and phenomena that bear his name. There is, for example, the Wigner-Eckart theorem for the addition of angular momenta, the Wigner effect in nuclear reactors, the Wigner correlation energy, as well as the Wigner crystal in solids, the Wigner force, the Breit-Wigner formula in nuclear physics, and the Wigner distribution in the quantum theory of chaos.

28. Nat' Academies Press, Biographical Memoirs V.74 (1998)
The Recollections of eugene P. wigner. New York Plenum Press, 1992. 4. J.von Neumann and EP wigner. Z. Physik 47(1928)203; 49(1928)73; 51 (1928)844. 5.
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29. ANS : Honors And Awards : Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award
The award is named after the late eugene P. wigner, a pioneer who helped nurture the The selection of the eugene P. wigner Reactor Physicist Award is
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This award was established in 1990 by the Reactor Physics Division to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field of reactor physics. The award is named after the late Eugene P. Wigner, a pioneer who helped nurture the nuclear age to technical maturity. The award is administered by the Reactor Physics Division. When possible, one such award will be made each year following procedures established by the RPD. The honoree will be presented with an engraved plaque at the Awards Luncheon or at a special ceremony organized by the RPD and held at the time of the Winter Meeting of the Society.
Nominations are made on a standard form available by clicking on the link above. Three sponsors are required, one of which must be an ANS Fellow. One sponsor shall be designated as the principal sponsor. The principal sponsor has the responsibility of (a) securing the required letters of recommendation from the other two co-sponsors, (b) assembling the nomination package and (c) submitting it to ANS headquarters along with his or her own recommendation of the nominee by the deadline indicated in the call for nominations announcement. Sponsors of a given candidate should be dispersed geographically, and only one may be from the home institution of the candidate.
Evidence of the candidate's contributions shall be submitted in the form of written recommendations from the sponsors and others as appropriate, specifying the candidate's outstanding accomplishments and contributions that have benefitted the field of nuclear reactor physics to the degree meriting consideration for the Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award. The selection of the Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award is determined by critical review and assessment of submitted credentials and qualifications; hence, due care should be exercised in preparation of the nomination package. In the process of review and selection, emphasis is placed on excellence of achievement in the field of nuclear reactor physics as evidenced by (a) outstanding original research, documented in refereed scientific journals or major publications and by (b) outstanding leadership in reactor physics.

30. ANS : Honors And Awards : Recipients : Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award
Ely M. Gelbard. 1994, Raymond L. Murray. 1993, Jules Horowitz. 1992, Allan F.Henry. 1991, Alvin M. Weinberg. 1990, eugene P. wigner
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31. Quotation By Eugene P Wigner
Quotation by eugene P wigner. eugene P wigner (1902 1995). The enormoususefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on
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The enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious.
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32. References For Wigner
EP wigner, The recollections of eugene P wigner as told to Andrew Szanton (New GG Emch, The philosophy of eugene P wigner, Classical and quantum systems
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  • Biography in Encyclopaedia Britannica. Books:
  • J Mehra (ed.), The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part B. Historical, philosophical and socio-political papers VIII, Socio-political reflections and civil defense (Berlin, 1998).
  • A S Wightman (ed.), The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part A. The scientific papers I (Berlin, 1993).
  • A S Wightman and J Mehra (eds.), The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part B. Historical, philosophical, and socio-political papers VI, Philosophical reflections and syntheses (Berlin, 1995).
  • A S Wightman and J Mehra (eds.), The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part A. The scientific papers II, Nuclear physics (Berlin, 1996).
  • A S Wightman (ed.), The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part A. The scientific papers III, Part I. Particles and fields; Part II. Foundations of quantum mechanics (Berlin, 1997).
  • A S Wightman (ed.), The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part A. The scientific papers IV, Part I. Physical chemistry; Part II. Solid state physics (Berlin, 1997).
  • 33. Eugene Wigner Autograph Letter Signed
    eugene P. wigner (19011995). Hungarian-born, American Physicist Nobel Laureatein Physics (1963). Autograph Note Signed, one page, octavo,
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    EUGENE P.WIGNER
    NOBEL LAUREAT, GREAT THEORETICAL PHYSICIST
    AUTOGRAPHED NOTE SIGNED
    Eugene P. Wigner (1901-1995). Autograph Note Signed, one page, octavo, on personal letterhead, September 29, 1972, Princeton, New Jersey. The note reads in part: "I am sorry. I have no photograph of myself, but I am glad to send you my greetings instead. Sincerely yours EP Wigner". Dr. Wigner was the Thomas D. Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics at Princeton University (1938-1971). He worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, and in 1946-1947 became Director of Research and Development at Clinton Laboratories. A nice sample of the famed physicist. Overall, in fine condition.
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    34. Eugene P. Wigner, Mathematical Physicist
    eugene Paul wigner. I met wigner quite often when I was instructor in physics atPrinceton University, for the academic year 19601961, and again when I was
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    I met Wigner quite often when I was instructor in physics at Princeton University, for the academic year 1960-1961, and again when I was working with Wightman on our book, from Sept 1962 to Feb 1963. Wigner was an extremely polite man, and never preceded anyone in passing through a door. I always accepted his offer to stand back, since if I argued, and tried to get him through the door first, then a bottle-neck in the corridor would be created. He was always sympathetic to what I was trying to do in research, but it was difficult to assess whether he thought it was any good. Wigner put the subject of relativistic quantum mechanics on a firm footing, when he showed that the relativistic wave equations of Klein and Gordon, and of Dirac , and Maxwell and Proca, were realisations of unitary representations of the group, and so fell into his general theory of symmetry. I think that Dirac, in 1933, started to worry that his equation was not unitary, because the gamma matrices are not unitary. This might have induced Dirac to dabble with infinite-component fields, where he found some unitary irreducible representations of the homogeneous Lorentz group, a problem that was considered too difficult by mathematicians at the time.

    35. AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS: EUGENE P. WIGNER - SIGNATURE(S) 03/30/1970
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    . Signature: "Eugene P Wigner/ March 30, 1970" 5x3 card. Typed caption above signature. Together with fellow Hungarian expatriate physicist Leo Szilard, Eugene P. Wigner (1902-1995) persuaded Albert Einstein in 1939 to write his letter to President Roosevelt about the potential to produce vast amounts of energy from uranium. Wigner wrote the English translation of that letter delivered to FDR. Wigner was awarded the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles". Date stamp on verso shows through faintly in blank lower margin. Fine condition.
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    36. Eugene Paul Wigner
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    37. L. Farkas Memorial Volume / Farkas, Adalbert A. Wigner, Eugene P. (eds.), L. Far
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    38. Fizikai Szemle 1999/5 - Eugene P. Wigner: ON THE FUTURE OF PHYSICS
    eugene P. wigner (19021995). Gravity and Quantum Theory photo eugene P.wigner with Werner Heisenberg eugene P. wigner with Werner Heisenberg
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    Gravity and Quantum Theory
    Today the central problem of physics is that there is no common theory which could include the general relativity and quantum theory. General relativity describes macroscopic phenomena, quantum theory deals with microscopic phenomena. This division of duties is strange in physics. In most cases this duality is not disturbing, because the interest of the present physics focuses on the microcosmos and there neglecting gravity does not result in relevant error. All the other forces are 10 times more intensive than gravity, and this is a very large number. The Basic quantity in general relativity is the metric tensor. The relation of the metric tensor to quantum theory is still puzzling. In atomic physics we do not touch the question how the metric tensor can be measured. As a matter of fact, it cannot be measured microscopically. To know the metric tensor, the distance of two space-time points should be measured. But how can we specify two space-time events? One may think upon the collisions of mass points but in quantum mechanics this would not make much sense. The quantum behavior of gravity has not yet been demonstrated. We are convinced, however, that gravitational waves exist, and it is pretty sure that they show quantum behavior as well, in which the Planck constant plays a role. There are occasional claims that a quantum theory of gravity has been developed, but this is far from being convincing.

    39. Fizikai Szemle 1999/5 - THE EÖTVÖS PHYSICAL SOCIETY
    Between the two World Wars eugene P. wigner was the owner of the No. 1 membershipcard. Members of the Society numbered 400 in the early years.
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    THE EÖTVÖS PHYSICAL SOCIETY
    We will not let everyday politics dominate our lives. It is with great concern that we see science become dominated here and there by politics, and that some states with significant cultural heritages move toward scientific autarchy. This may have a divesting effect on science. There is no such thing as German physics, French mathematics, or English astronomy. These concepts ere atrocious creations of national chauvinism. Truth is one and indivisible throughout the world. (Gustav Rados, president of the Society 1937) It is the merit of Roland Eötvös (1848-1919) to recognize the full importance of active science in the cultural development of Hungary. At the age of 18 he wrote to his father, the writer-politician: - I was born with an ambition and a sense of duty not only to one nation but towards the whole of humanity. In order to satisfy these urges and to retain my own individual independence, my aim in life will be best achieved, as far as 1 can see at present, if I follow a career in science. Eötvös initiated regular meetings of mathematicians and physicists at a dinner table in the Carpatia Restaurant, in the vicinity of the Budapest University. They met on Thursday afternoons, in order to learn about the news in science, to find out about the works of each other, and thereby encourage scientific research (1885). (Thursday afternoon has remained the traditional time for physics colloquia for more than a century.) Eötvös said to his colleagues:

    40. Enrico Fermi Award Web Site
    eugene P. wigner, 1958. For contributions to nuclear and teoretival physics, tonuclear reactor development, and to practical applications of atomic energy.
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