Ettore Majorana - Aspects of his Scientific and Academic Activity

Little more than one hundred years have gone by since the birth of Ettore Majorana, a highly renowned theoretical physicist. His career was brief and irregular but very intense, and he disappeared in March 1938 in circumstances that still are not completely clear. This volume is a contribution to a better understanding of the scientific, academic and human personality of Ettore Majorana, beyond the layers of legendary aspects which have accumulated over the years. Based on primary sources alone-scientific literature of the period and numerous archival documents - the figure of Ettore Majorana emerges in a completely new light.
A rich reproduction of original documents completes the volume.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2.- The years of formation until the doctoral degree in Physics.- 3. From the doctoral degree to the private lectureship.- 4. The visit to Leipzig in 1933.- 5. Years of silence 1933-1937.- 6. Ettore Majorana Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Royal University of Naples.- 7. Some conclusions and perspectives for further research.- Appendices

Summary

Little more than one hundred years have gone by since the birth of Ettore Majorana, a highly renowned theoretical physicist. His career was brief and irregular but very intense, and he disappeared in March 1938 in circumstances that still are not completely clear. This volume is a contribution to a better understanding of the scientific, academic and human personality of Ettore Majorana, beyond the layers of legendary aspects which have accumulated over the years. Based on primary sources alone-scientific literature of the period and numerous archival documents - the figure of Ettore Majorana emerges in a completely new light.

A rich reproduction of original documents completes the volume.

Product details

• Authors: Francesc Guerra, Francesco Guerra, Nadia Robotti
• Assisted by: Francesco Guerra (Editor), Nadia Robotti (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2012
• EAN: 9788876423314
• ISBN: 978-88-7642-331-4
• No. of pages: 243
• Weight: 584 g
• Illustrations: XII, 243 p.
• Series: Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore; Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore / CRM Series; CRM Series; CRM (Paperback); Publications of the Scuola Nor; Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore; CRM Series; CRM (Paperback)
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; C, History, Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, History of Mathematical Sciences, Ettore Majorana