A Majorana fermion (/maɪəˈrɑːnə/), also referred to as a Majorana particle, is a fermion that is its own antiparticle. They were hypothesised by Ettore...
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varieties of fermions, with the three most common types being: Weyl fermions (massless), Dirac fermions (massive), and Majorana fermions (each its own...
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ship from Palermo to Naples. The Majorana equation and Majorana fermions are named after him. In 2006, the Majorana Prize was established in his memory...
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Weyl equation (redirect from Weyl fermion)
possible that the neutrino might be a Weyl fermion (it is now expected to be either a Dirac or a Majorana fermion). In condensed matter physics, some materials...
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description of a Dirac fermion Dirac–Kähler fermion, a geometric formulation of Dirac fermions Majorana fermion, an alternate category of fermion, possibly describing...
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List of particles (section Fermions)
each known fermion has its own distinct antiparticle. It is not known whether the neutrino is a Dirac fermion or a Majorana fermion. Fermions are the basic...
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(surname), an Italian surname MAJORANA, a physics search for neutrinoless double-beta decay Majorana fermion Majorana Prize, a prize for theoretical...
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Spinor (redirect from Majorana–Weyl fermion)
then properly be called fermions; fermions have the algebraic qualities of spinors. By general convention, the terms "fermion" and "spinor" are often...
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Fermionic field (redirect from Fermion field)
2-component Weyl spinor. It is not known whether the neutrino is a Majorana fermion or a Dirac fermion; observing neutrinoless double-beta decay experimentally...
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Elementary particle (section Fundamental fermions)
distinct particles—twelve fermions and five bosons. As a consequence of flavor and color combinations and antimatter, the fermions and bosons are known to...
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