caption doctoral_advisor death_date death_place birth_place nationality field work_institutions birth_date known_for doctoral_students prizes image article_title name
pascual jordan in the 1920s max born 31 july 1980 hamburg , west germany hanover , kingdom of prussia , german empire germany physics technical university hanover 18 october 1902 quantum , jordan algebra , nazi political affiliation mechanics , quantum field theory , matrix mechanics jürgen ehlers , engelbert schücking max gauß medal -lrb- 1955 -rrb- planck medal -lrb- 1942 -rrb- , carl friedrich pascual jordan 1920s.jpg pascual jordan
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pascual jordan

ernst pascual jordan -lrb- 18 october 1902 -- 31 july 1980 -rrb- was a theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory .
he contributed much to the mathematical form of matrix mechanics , and developed canonical anticommutation relations for fermions .
while the jordan algebra is employed for and is still used in studying the mathematical and conceptual foundations of quantum theory , it has found other mathematical applications .
