Publication Date:
2009
abstract:
Ettore Majorana, regarded by E.Fermi as a genius "like Galilei and Newton", left a lot of scientific manuscripts unpublished. In this (second) volume we publish for the first time a selection (487 printed pages) of his research notes contained in the so-called "Quaderni" (notebooks) written by Majorana between 1927 and 1933. The original material contained in Majorana's "Quaderni" often anticipated what other eminent physicists (normally NPL's) and mathematicians rediscovered only decades later: and sometimes they are still new and unknown, even after about 80 years. Further information can be found in the Introduction to this book, described in and attached to another form of the present "Research Products". FROM AN EARLY PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT:
The editors of this volume bring to life a major part of Ettore Majorana's work that up to
now was not accessible to the general audience. These are the contents of the Quaderni
(notebooks) of Ettore Majorana, edited and translated in English.
Ettore Majorana had an astounding talent for Physics that made an impression on all the
colleagues who had the opportunity to know him. Enrico Fermi, who took him in his group when he was a student, ranked him with Galilei and Newton. Ettore Majorana's career was cut short in 1938, as he mysteriously disappeared at the age of 31, leaving many unpublished works.
This book reveals an interesting perspective over the points of view, the interests, the approach to physical problems of this great physicist and it shows that he had advanced his comprehension of physics to levels that were only reached by other eminent physicists decades later. The editors have inserted minimal text, in order to leave the original calculations by Majorana intact, and at the same time help the reader when the formalism had been left unexplained. The preface --actually, an Introduction-- to this book provides fascinating reflections on the life and pioneering work of this exceptional physicist, placing it in the context of the physical discoveries of the following years. This book will have considerable interests to all those working in theoretical physics, and/or in the development of the history of XXth century Physics.
Audience: Theoretical physicists, and scholars interested in the history of XXth century Physics
Ettore Majorana: Unpublished Research Notes on Theoretical Physics
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics , Vol. 159
Esposito, S.; Recami, E.; van der Merwe, A.; Battiston, R. (Eds.)
2009; 487 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9113-1
Online version available
A few Keywords:
Dirac theory
Majorana notes
Majorana unpublished work
Notes on theoretical physics
covariant differentiation
hyperfine structures and magnetic moments
nuclear potential
quantum electrodynamics
theory of scattering
The editors of this volume bring to life a major part of Ettore Majorana's work that up to
now was not accessible to the general audience. These are the contents of the Quaderni
(notebooks) of Ettore Majorana, edited and translated in English.
Ettore Majorana had an astounding talent for Physics that made an impression on all the
colleagues who had the opportunity to know him. Enrico Fermi, who took him in his group when he was a student, ranked him with Galilei and Newton. Ettore Majorana's career was cut short in 1938, as he mysteriously disappeared at the age of 31, leaving many unpublished works.
This book reveals an interesting perspective over the points of view, the interests, the approach to physical problems of this great physicist and it shows that he had advanced his comprehension of physics to levels that were only reached by other eminent physicists decades later. The editors have inserted minimal text, in order to leave the original calculations by Majorana intact, and at the same time help the reader when the formalism had been left unexplained. The preface --actually, an Introduction-- to this book provides fascinating reflections on the life and pioneering work of this exceptional physicist, placing it in the context of the physical discoveries of the following years. This book will have considerable interests to all those working in theoretical physics, and/or in the development of the history of XXth century Physics.
Audience: Theoretical physicists, and scholars interested in the history of XXth century Physics
Ettore Majorana: Unpublished Research Notes on Theoretical Physics
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics , Vol. 159
Esposito, S.; Recami, E.; van der Merwe, A.; Battiston, R. (Eds.)
2009; 487 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9113-1
Online version available
A few Keywords:
Dirac theory
Majorana notes
Majorana unpublished work
Notes on theoretical physics
covariant differentiation
hyperfine structures and magnetic moments
nuclear potential
quantum electrodynamics
theory of scattering
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1.6.01 Curatele - Edited books
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