Eugene Wigner
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Eugene Wigner was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate whose pioneering work in quantum mechanics and the theory of symmetries profoundly shaped modern physics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eugene Wigner canonical | 34 |
| Wigner | 4 |
| Eugene Paul Wigner | 3 |
| Béla Wigner | 1 |
| Eugene P. Wigner | 1 |
| Margit Wigner | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Hungarian-American person
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Nobel laureate in Physics ⓘ human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Enrico Fermi Award
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Franklin Medal ⓘ Max Planck Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ⓘ
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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
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| countryOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Austria-Hungary
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Hungary
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-11-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-01-01 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
Michael Polanyi
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Richard Becker ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Budapest
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Technical University of Berlin ⓘ |
| employer |
Institute for Advanced Study
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Manhattan Project ⓘ Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory ⓘ
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Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago
Princeton University ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| familyName |
Eugene Wigner
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Wigner
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| fieldOfWork |
mathematical physics
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nuclear physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Eugene Wigner
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Eugene Paul Wigner
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| givenName | Eugene ⓘ |
| influenced |
mathematical treatment of quantum symmetries
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modern particle physics ⓘ nuclear structure theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wigner crystal
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Wigner distribution function ⓘ Wigner energy levels and random matrix theory in nuclear physics ⓘ Wigner surmise ⓘ Wigner–Eckart theorem ⓘ Wigner–Seitz cell in solid-state physics ⓘ Wigner’s classification of particles ⓘ Wigner’s friend thought experiment ⓘ Wigner’s theorem on symmetry transformations ⓘ Wigner’s work on the nuclear shell model ⓘ application of group theory to quantum mechanics ⓘ theory of symmetries in quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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Royal Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
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United States National Academy of Sciences
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| nativeName | Wigner Jenő Pál ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Wigner’s friend thought experiment
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Wigner’s friend paradox
use of symmetry groups in quantum theory ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Budapest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Reform Judaism
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surface form:
Reformed Judaism
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Wigner
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Margit Wigner
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Eugene P. Wigner
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Wigner
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Eugene Paul Wigner
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Wigner
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Béla Wigner
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Wigner
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Béla Wigner
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Béla Wigner
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Margit Wigner
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Béla Wigner