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| name = Eugene Wigner<br />
| image = Eugene_Wigner.jpg<br />
| caption = Eugene Wigner<br />
| birth_date = 17 November 1902<br />
| birth_place = Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary<br />
| death_date = 1 January 1995<br />
| death_place = Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.<br />
| fields = Theoretical physics; mathematical physics<br />
| workplaces = Princeton University<br />
| alma_mater = Technical University of Berlin<br />
| known_for = Symmetry in quantum mechanics; Wigner theorem; Wigner distribution; nuclear physics<br />
| awards = Nobel Prize in Physics (1963)<br />
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'''Eugene Wigner''' (17 November 1902 - 1 January 1995) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and mathematician who made symmetry a central language of modern quantum physics. His work showed how group theory could classify quantum states, selection rules, angular momentum, and the behavior of atomic and nuclear systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1963/wigner/biographical/ |title=Eugene Wigner - Biographical |publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach |access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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Wigner received the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to nuclear and elementary-particle theory, especially through symmetry principles. His mathematical style influenced spectroscopy, quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and quantum information.<br />
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== Symmetry and quantum theory ==<br />
In [[Physics:Quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]], symmetries are represented by transformations acting on states in Hilbert space. Wigner's theorem formalized how physical symmetries correspond to unitary or antiunitary transformations, a result that remains basic in quantum foundations.<br />
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The Wigner distribution connects quantum states with phase-space descriptions, while Wigner's broader work on representations helped organize spin, angular momentum, and conservation laws. These ideas connect directly with [[Physics:Quantum Symmetry in quantum mechanics|symmetry in quantum mechanics]] and [[Physics:Quantum Angular momentum operator|angular momentum operators]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Physics:Quantum Symmetry in quantum mechanics]]<br />
* [[Physics:Quantum Angular momentum operator]]<br />
* [[Physics:Quantum Hilbert space]]<br />
* [[Biography:John von Neumann]]<br />
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