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Wigner's Classification

Wigner's Classification is a theoretical framework in group theory in physics that classifies elementary particles as irreducible unitary representations of the Poincaré group, thereby distinguishing them by their invariant mass and spin under relativistic symmetry.

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The Threefold Way. Algebraic Structure of Symmetry Groups and Ensembles in Quantum Mechanics

Freeman J. Dyson · Journal of Mathematical Physics · 1962 · 659 citations

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The Wigner representation of quantum mechanics

V. I. Tatarskiĭ · Soviet Physics Uspekhi · 1983 · 484 citations

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Wigner defects bridge the graphite gap

Rob H. Telling, Chris Ewels, A.A. El-Barbary et al. · Nature Materials · 2003 · 378 citations · Full text

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Group theoretical concepts and methods in elementary particle physics

Nuclear Physics · 1965 · 247 citations

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SU(3) ⊃ R(3) Wigner coefficients in the 2s-1d shell

J. D. Vergados · Nuclear Physics A · 1968 · 210 citations

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Authors

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  1. SC
    S. Chaturvedi

    University of Hyderabad, India

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  2. JD
    J. D. Vergados

    University of Ioannina, Greece

    2 publications · 230 citations

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  3. DR
    D.J. Rowe

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  4. RL
    R Le Blanc

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. NM
    N. Mukunda

    Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

    2 publications · 46 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    288 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  3. Freie Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    37 citations

  4. University of Hyderabad

    Hyderabad, India

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  5. Institute for Advanced Study

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    724 citations

  6. Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  7. Paderborn University

    Paderborn, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  8. Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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  1. Journal of Mathematical Physics

    4 publications · 765 citations

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  2. Communications in Mathematical Physics

    4 publications · 246 citations

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  3. Nuclear Physics A

    3 publications · 261 citations

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  4. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 3 publications · 107 citations

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