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Ettore Majorana: Unpublished Research Notes on Theoretical Physics

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Editors:
  1. Salvatore Esposito

    1. Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy

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  2. Erasmo Recami

    1. Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Bergamo, Dalmine (BG), Italy

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  3. Alwyn Merwe

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver, USA

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  4. Roberto Battiston

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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  • An insight into the beautiful mind of the enigmatic physicist, Ettore Majorana
  • A must for all those interested in the history of modern physics
  • An extraordinary mixture of mathematical command, physics intuition and creative thought
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics (FTPH, volume 159)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lvi
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Dirac Theory

      Pages 3-56

    3. Quantum Electrodynamics

      Pages 57-122

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Atomic Physics

      Pages 125-259

    3. Molecular Physics

      Pages 261-285

    4. Statistical Mechanics

      Pages 287-307

  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 309-309
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    2. The Theory of Scattering

      Pages 311-337

    3. Nuclear Physics

      Pages 339-381

  5. Part IV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 383-383
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    2. Classical Physics

      Pages 385-401

    3. Mathematical Physics

      Pages 403-448

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 449-451
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Without listing his works, all of which are highly notable both for the originality of the methods utilized as well as for the importance of the results achieved, we limit ourselves to the following: Inmodernnucleartheories, thecontributionmadebythisresearcher to the introduction of the forces called ‘Majorana forces’ is universally recognized as the one, among the most fundamental, that permits us to theoretically comprehend the reasons for nuclear stability. The work of Majorana today serves as a basis for the most important research in this ?eld. In atomic physics, the merit of having resolved some of the most - tricate questions on the structure of spectra through simple and elegant considerations of symmetry is due to Majorana. Lastly, he devised a brilliant method that permits us to treat the positive and negative electron in a symmetrical way, ?nally elimin- ing the necessity to rely on the extremely arti?cial and unsatisfactory hypothesis of an in?nitely large electrical charge di?used in space, a question that had been tackled in vain by many other scholars [4].

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“The topics covered in the Quaderni range from classical physics to quantum field theory. … The editors inserted a minimal number of words to facilitate the reading of the calculations. I find this book extremely useful, because it signifies the importance of mathematics as a unifying tool for science as a whole. Even research physicists working in elementary particle physics will find this book of value in their pursuits.” (Gert Roepstorff, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1194, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy

    Salvatore Esposito

  • Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Bergamo, Dalmine (BG), Italy

    Erasmo Recami

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    Alwyn Merwe

  • Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Roberto Battiston

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