Ettore Majorana

Ettore Majorana
Ettore Majorana
	Majorana in the 1930s
Born	5 August 1906; Catania, Italy
Died	Missing since 1938, likely still alive in 1959; unknown
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Known for	Exchange force; Relativistic wave equations; Majorana equation; Majorana fermion; Majorana representation
	Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	University of Naples

Ettore Majorana (/maɪəˈrɑːnə/,^[2] Italian: [ˈɛttore majoˈraːna]; born on 5 August 1906 – likely dying in or after 1959)^[1] was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. On 25 March 1938, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances after purchasing a ticket to travel by ship from Naples to Palermo.

The Majorana equation and Majorana fermions are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory.

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^ "Quantum Computation possible with Majorana Fermions" on YouTube, uploaded 19 April 2013, retrieved 14 December 2019

Ettore Majorana
Majorana in the 1930s
Born	(1906-08-05)5 August 1906 Catania, Italy
Died	Missing since 1938, likely still alive in 1959^[1] unknown
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Known for	Exchange force Relativistic wave equations Majorana equation Majorana fermion Majorana representation
Scientific career
Fields	Particle physics
Institutions	University of Naples