Ettore Majorana - Scientific Papers

A century after his birth, Ettore Majorana is rightfully considered one of the greatest physicists of the first half of the last century. With this volume the Italian Physical Society presents a collection of Ettore Majorana's scientific papers in the original language and, for the first time -- with three exceptions -- translated into English. Each paper is then followed by a comment in English of an expert in the scientific field.

List of contents

Scientific Paper no. 1a.- On the splitting of the Roentgen and optical terms caused by the electron rotation and on the intensity of the cesium lines.- Scientific Paper no. 1b.- Majorana dr Ettore: Search for a general expression of Rydberg corrections, valid for neutral atoms or positive ions.- Scientific Paper no. 2.- On the formation of molecular helium ion.- Scientific Paper no. 3.- On the possible anomalous terms of helium.- Scientific Paper no. 4.- Pseudopolar reaction of hydrogen atoms.- Scientific Paper no. 5.- Theory of the incomplete P? triplets.- Scientific Paper no. 6.- Oriented atoms in a variable magnetic field.- Scientific Paper no. 7.- Relativistic theory of particles with arbitrary intrinsic angular momentum.- Scientific Paper no. 8.- On nuclear theory.- Scientific Paper no. 9.- A symmetric theory of electrons and positrons.- Scientific Paper no. 10.- The value of statistical laws in physics and social sciences.- The Inaugural Lecture.- Preliminary notes for the inaugural lecture.

Summary

A century after his birth, Ettore Majorana is rightfully considered one of the greatest physicists of the first half of the last century. With this volume the Italian Physical Society presents a collection of Ettore Majorana's scientific papers in the original language and, for the first time -- with three exceptions -- translated into English. Each paper is then followed by a comment in English of an expert in the scientific field.

Product details

• Assisted by: Giuseppe-Franc Bassani (Editor), Giuseppe-Franco Bassani (Editor), Italiana di Fisica (Editor), Italiana di Fisica (Editor), Società Italiana Di Fisica (Editor), Società Italiana di Fisica (Editor), Società Italiana di Fisica (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English, German, Italian
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.10.2010
• EAN: 9783642080043
• ISBN: 978-3-642-08004-3
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 18 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 568 g
• Illustrations: XLIII, 282 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; Physik, B, Society, Quantenphysik (Quantenmechanik und Quantenfeldtheorie), Paper, Physics, Quantum Physics, Nuclear physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Physics and Astronomy, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics