Ettore Majorana

Ettore Majorana
Majorana in the 1930s
Born(1906-08-05)5 August 1906
Catania, Italy
DiedMissing since 1938, likely still alive in 1959[1]
unknown
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Known forExchange force
Relativistic wave equations
Majorana equation
Majorana fermion
Majorana representation
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Naples

Ettore Majorana (/məˈrɑːnə/,[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 Naples to Palermo.

The Majorana equation and Majorana fermions are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Quantum Computation possible with Majorana Fermions" on YouTube, uploaded 19 April 2013, retrieved 14 December 2019