Jean-Pierre Vigier

This article is about the physicist. For the ice hockey player, see J. P. Vigier.
Jean-Pierre Vigier in his Paris office 2003

Jean-Pierre Vigier (January 16, 1920, Paris  May 4, 2004, Paris[1]) was a theoretical physicist, known for his work on the foundations of physics, and in particular on his stochastic interpretation of quantum physics.

Nobel Laureate Louis de Broglie's office chair

Education

Vigier earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from University of Geneva in 1946 with a study on Infinite Sequences of Hermitian Operators.[2] In 1948 he was appointed assistant to Louis de Broglie, a position he held until the latter's retirement in 1962. Vigier was professor emeritus at in the Department of Gravitational Physics at Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris. He authored more than 300 scientific papers, and co-authored and edited a number of books and conference proceedings. He was a member of the editorial board of Physics Letters A.

Vigier was a proponent of the stochastic interpretation of quantum mechanics, which was based on the ideas of de Broglie and David Bohm. Politically, Vigier was an active supporter of communism throughout his life.

Vigier was invited to be Einstein's assistant; but at the time because of his political controversy related to Vietnam the US State Department would not allow him entry into the United States.

Family

Vigier's father was a professor of English, such that Vigier became fluent in English and French, his native language.

References

  1. Jean-Pierre Vigier, 1920-2004
  2. "Some works and publications of Jean-Pierre Vigier, Foundations of Physics, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 399-407, 1995

Publications

Books
Conference proceedings in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier
Articles (selection)

Further reading

References

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