Introducing groups into quantum theory (1926--1930)

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2005.11.007zbMath1130.01011arXivmath/0409571OpenAlexW2008989854MaRDI QIDQ860380

Erhard Scholz

Publication date: 9 January 2007

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0409571

zbMATH Keywords

groupshistory of quantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of quantum theory (81-03) Applications of group representations to physics and other areas of science (20C35) History of group theory (20-03)

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