Wightman, A. S. 1922-2013

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Name (Latin)
Wightman, A. S. 1922-2013
Other forms of name
Vaĭtman, A. S., 1922-2013
Wightman, Arthur S. (Arthur Strong), 1922-2013
Date of birth
1922-03-30
Date of death
2013-01-13
Field of activity
Mathematical physics
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 267366202
Wikidata: Q712042
Library of congress: n 50015690
Sources of Information
  • BL auth file, 26 July 2007(hdg.: Wightman, A. S. (Arthur Strong), 1922-)
  • His A theorem on invariant analytic functions, 1957.
  • LC files(b. 1922)
  • PCT, spin and statistics, and all that, 2000:t.p. (A.S. Wightman; Princeton Univ.) cover (Arthur S. Wightman)
  • Philosophical reflections and syntheses, 1997:CIP t.p. (Arthur S. Wightman) t.p. verso (Dept. of Physics, Princeton Univ., Joseph Henry Lab., Jadwin Hall, Princeton, NJ)
  • The chronicle of higher education, Feb. 15, 2013:p. A34 (Arthur Wightman; d. Jan. 13, 2013, Edison, N.J.; professor emeritus of mathematics, Princeton University)
  • The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner, 1997:d.s. (Arthur S. Wightman; b. March 30, 1922)
  • The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner, c1994:v. 6, CIP prelim p. (Arthur Wightman) verso t.p. (Arthur S. Wightman)

Wikipedia description:

Arthur Strong Wightman (March 30, 1922 – January 13, 2013) was an American mathematical physicist. He was one of the founders of the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms. With his rigorous treatment of quantum field theories, he promoted research on various aspects of modern mathematical physics.

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