Note on Wigner's Theorem on Symmetry Operations
- 1 July 1964
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 5 (7) , 862-868
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1704188
Abstract
Wigner's theorem states that a symmetry operation of a quantum system is induced by a unitary or an anti‐unitary transformation. This note presents a detailed proof which closely follows Wigner's original exposition.Keywords
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