The Physics of Ettore Majorana: Theoretical, Mathematical, and Phenomenological 1st Edition by Salvatore Esposito (PDF)

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Through just a handful of papers, Ettore Majorana left an indelible mark in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science and even economics before his mysterious disappearance in 1938. It is only now that the importance of Majorana’s work is being realised: Majorana fermions are intensely studied today, and his work on neutrino physics has provided possible explanations for the existence of dark matter. In this unique volume, Salvatore Esposito explores not only Majorana’s known papers but, even more interestingly, unveils his unpublished works as well. These include powerful methods and results, ranging from the atomic two-centre problem, the Thomas–Fermi model and ferromagnetism to quasi-stationary states, n-component relativistic wave equations and quantum scalar electrodynamics. Featuring biographical notes and contributions from leading experts Evgeny Akhmedov and Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek, this fascinating book will captivate graduate students and researchers interested in frontier science as well as in the history of science.

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⭐Concepts involving Majorana particles affect both particle and condensed matter physics. I have let PhD colleagues, graduate and postdoc students know that this book, since one can use it to gain a better grasp of the origins of such particles and the man behind them.

⭐In his new book, Professor Esposito provides a brilliant exposition about Ettore Majorana’s life and physics. Majorana (b. 1906) was one of the young physicists that joined the group of Enrico Fermi in the institute located in Panisperna street (Rome) during the 1930s. There the “Via Panisperna Boys” carried out pioneer experiments on nuclear physics as well as theoretical work under the guidance of “the pope”, the nickname given to Fermi for his boundless knowledge in the field of physics. Majorana was nicknamed “the great inquisitor” owing to his critical views on the topics discussed at that time by the group members. From the very beginning Majorana was recognized a genius who could discuss at the same level of his master (Fermi). Fermi stated that “There are several categories of scientists in the world; those of second or third rank do their best but never get very far. Then there is the first rank, those who make important discoveries, fundamental to scientific progress. But then there are the geniuses, like Galilei and Newton. Majorana was one of these”. His scientific output is published in ten papers (one posthumous) as well as in a number of booklets and notes which have been preserved at the University of Naples. It is very unfortunate for science that Majorana did not publish all his research results. But even more unfortunate is that Majorana disappeared in 1938 while on a ferry trip from Palermo to Napoli.Esposito, the foremost expert on Majorana’s life and science, explains in great detail the physics behind Majorana’s papers (*) and their implications for atomic, nuclear, statistical, and mathematical physics. As someone interested in the theoretical treatment of chemical bonding in molecules, I was intrigued to read that Majorana worked on the two-electron problem encountered in the He atom, the Li+ ion, and the H2+ molecular ion. The book contains also one chapter (written by Wilczek) about the developments and implications of Majorana’s physics in condensed matter physics and another (written by Akhmedov) about neutrino physics. The arrival of this book on the shelves is very important and long awaited.For the readers that are intrigued by Majorana’s disapparence, I suggest the book A Brilliant Darkness: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the Troubled Genius of the Nuclear Age written by Joao Magueijo (2009).(*) Majorana’s papers are reprinted in: Ettore Majorana: Scientific Papers, edited by G.F. Bassani (2007).

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