Wightman axiom

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Etymology[edit]

Named after American physicist Arthur Wightman, who formulated them in the early 1950s.

Noun[edit]

Wightman axiom (plural Wightman axioms)

  1. (physics) Any of a number of axioms representing an attempt at a mathematically rigorous formulation of quantum field theory.