Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses
Author: Eugene Paul Wigner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642783740

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.

Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses
Author: Eugene Paul Wigner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 646
Release: 1997-09-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783540633723

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

The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner
Author: Eugene Paul Wigner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 746
Release: 1993-12-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9783540565604

Eugene Wigner is one of the few giants of 20th-century physics. The present annotated 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.

The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner

The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner
Author: Eugene Paul Wigner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662077914

Not only was E.P. Wigner one of the most active creators of 20th century physics, he was also always interested in expressing his opinion in philosophical, political or sociological matters. This volume of his collected works covers a wide selection of his essays.

Part I: Particles and Fields. Part II: Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

Part I: Particles and Fields. Part II: Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Author: Arthur S. Wightman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 576
Release: 1996-12-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783540572930

The first part of this third volume of Wigner's Collected Works is devoted to his analysis of symmetries in quantum mechanics, of the relativistic wave equations, of relativistic particle theory, and of field theory. It is introduced by the masterly annotation of Arthur S. Wightman. Abner Shimony annotates the second part where the reader will find Wigner's contributions to the foundations of quantum physics and to the problems of measurement.

The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner

The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner
Author:
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 366202781X

Eugene Wigner is one of the few giants of 20th-century physics. The present annotated 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.

Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense

Socio-Political Reflections and Civil Defense
Author: E.P. Wigner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 364258862X

E.P. Wigner, one of the leading scientists involved in the early development of nuclear technology, had always in mind its political and social implications. In the 60s persuing his goal of a peaceful open world he began to develop the concept of Civil Defense against nuclear attacks. Looking back one might see this as an alternative to the concept of the Nuclear Shield. The present volume contains a selection of Wigner's writings on this subject. It is annotated by Conrad Chester.

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy
Author: Alvin M. Weinberg
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 808
Release: 1992-11-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783540553434

Eugene Wigner is one of the very few scientists that may safely be describedas creators of 20th-century physics. This volume of his Collected Works is devoted to his contributions to nuclear energy. In his Introduction and Annotations A.M. Weinberg surveys Wigner's contributions to nuclear-reaction physics and nuclear engineering, at the same time giving a glimpse of the early history of nuclear-reactor technology. Wigner himself gave a lively and critical account, which is published in this volume for the first time. Furthermore the book contains forty-two reports and memoranda from 1941 to 1945 and twelve of Wigner's many patents relating to nuclear energy.

Part I: Physical Chemistry. Part II: Solid State Physics

Part I: Physical Chemistry. Part II: Solid State Physics
Author: Arthur S. Wightman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2013-12-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642590330

The fourth volume of the Collected Works is devoted to Wigners contribution to physical chemistry, statistical mechanics and solid-state physics. One corner stone was his introduction of what is now called the Wigner function, while his paper on adiabatic perturbations foreshadowed later work on Berry phases. Although few in number, Wigners articles on solid-state physics laid the foundations for the modern theory of the electronic structure of metals.