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Annals of Mathematics On Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group Author(s): E. Wigner Source: The Annals of Mathematics, Second Series, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan., 1939), pp. 149-204 Published by: Annals of Mathematics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1968551 Accessed: 21/02/2010 18:54 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=annals. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Annals of Mathematics is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Annals of Mathematics. http://www.jstor.org

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On Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz GroupAuthor(s): E. WignerSource: The Annals of Mathematics, Second Series, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan., 1939), pp. 149-204Published by: Annals of MathematicsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1968551Accessed: 21/02/2010 18:54

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