Arthur Wightman

Arthur Strong Wightman
Arthur Strong Wightman
Born	March 30, 1922; Rochester, New York
Died	January 13, 2013 (aged 90); Edison, New Jersey
Nationality	U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A., 1942) ; Princeton University (Ph.D, 1949) ;
Known for	Axiomatic quantum field theory; Superselection; Wightman axioms;
Awards	Heineman Prize (1969) ; Henri Poincaré Prize (1997) ;
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Yale University (1943-44) ; Princeton University (1949-71) ;
Thesis	The Moderation and Absorption of Negative Pions in Hydrogen (1949)
Doctoral advisor	John Archibald Wheeler
Doctoral students	Lawrence Schulman; Huzihiro Araki; Richard Ferrell; Stephen Fulling; Arthur Jaffe; Oscar Lanford; Jerrold Marsden; Eduard Prugovecki; Silvan S. Schweber; Barry Simon; Alan Sokal;

Arthur Strong Wightman (March 30, 1922 – January 13, 2013) was an American mathematical physicist. He was one of the founders of the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms. With his rigorous treatment of quantum field theories, he promoted research on various aspects of modern mathematical physics.

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