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On the Localizability of Quantum Mechanical Systems

Wightman, A. S.·1962·Reviews of Modern Physics
DOI 10.1103/revmodphys.34.845
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From the very beginning of quantum mechanics, the notion of the position of a particle has been much discussed. In the nonrelativistic case, the proof of the equivalence of matrix and wave mechanics, the discovery of the uncertainty relations, and the development of the statistical interpretation of the theory led to an understanding which, within the inevitable limitations of the nonrelativistic theory, may be regarded as completely satisfactory.

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  • The photon and other massless particles cannot be spatially localized.

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Authors
Wightman, A. S.
Affiliations
Princeton University (US)
Corresponding author
Wightman, A. S.
Venue
Reviews of Modern Physics
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1962-10-01
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
845-872
ISSN
0034-6861 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/revmodphys.34.845
OpenAlex
W2034065943
Cited by
417
References
1
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
link.aps.org/licenses/aps-default-license (vor)
Locations
Reviews of Modern Physics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Mathematical Physics › Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics
Keywords
localizability, quantum mechanics, matrix mechanics, wave mechanics, uncertainty relations, statistical interpretation

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