Ettore Majorana : Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries / by Salvatore Esposito.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esposito, Salvatore., Author.

Series:

Springer Biographies, 2365-0621

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Quantum field theory.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Science--History.

Science.

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.

History of Science.

Local Subjects:

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.

History of Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This biography sheds new light on the life and work of physicist Ettore Majorana (including unpublished contributions), as well as on his mysterious disappearance in March 1938. Majorana is held by many, including Nobel Laureate, Enrico Fermi, to have been a genius of the rank of Galilei and Newton. In this intriguing story, the author, himself a leading expert on the work of Majorana, supplements the existing literature with new insights, anecdotes and personal accounts of contemporaries of Majorana. .

Contents:

Part 1: A Dostoeyevskijan Hero

An Archimedes from Sicily studies in Rome

A Certain Interest in Pure Science

Ten short papers

Part 2: Power for the Italian School

The 1937 Chance

Landing in Naples

Part 3: A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor

The Mystery of the Missing Papers

Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director

Part 4: Investigation of a Disappearance

Before March 26

In Search for a Missing Professor

The Last Chapter

Epilogue. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-319-54319-9