Mathematical Physics and Quantum Field Theory
Electron. J. Diff. Eqns., Conf. 04, 2000, pp. 207-213.
A. S. Wightman
Abstract:
Q: Is there a simple proof of the Spin-Statistics Theorem?
A: Not if all that is assumed is invariance under the Euclidean Group.
When this hypothesis is supplemented by invariance under restricted
Lorentz transformations, the key move is to disregard Henry David
Thoreau's advice: "Simplify, simplify" and instead: complexify,
complexify.
Published July 12, 2000.
Mathematics Subject Classifications: 81T05.
Key words: Spin-statistics theorem.
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