In 1931, the psychoanalyst Carl Jung took on an unusual patient, the brilliant young physicist, Wolfgang Pauli. Arthur I. Miller tells the story of their friendship, how they impacted each other’s work, and reflects on creativity.
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Miller, A.I. How the unlikely friendship of Pauli and Jung led to the discovery of CPT symmetry. Nat Rev Phys 6, 289–290 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-024-00722-3
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