Ettore Majorana
Italian physicist (born 1906) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ettore Majorana (/maɪəˈrɑːnə/,[2] Italian: [ˈɛttore majoˈraːna]; born on 5 August 1906 – likely dying in or after 1959)[1] was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. On 25 March 1938, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances after purchasing a ticket to travel by ship from Palermo to Naples.
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Ettore Majorana | |
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Born | (1906-08-05)5 August 1906 Catania, Italy |
Died | Missing since 1938, likely still alive in 1959[1] unknown |
Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Known for | Exchange force Relativistic wave equations Majorana equation Majorana fermion Majorana representation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics |
Institutions | University of Naples |
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The Majorana equation and Majorana fermions are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory.