Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introducing the character
- Part II Atomic physics
- Part III Nuclear and statistical physics
- Part IV Relativistic fields and group theory
- Part V Quantum field theory
- Part VI Fundamental theories and other topics
- Part VII Beyond Majorana
- Appendix Molecular bonding in quantum mechanics
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
- References
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introducing the character
- Part II Atomic physics
- Part III Nuclear and statistical physics
- Part IV Relativistic fields and group theory
- Part V Quantum field theory
- Part VI Fundamental theories and other topics
- Part VII Beyond Majorana
- Appendix Molecular bonding in quantum mechanics
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
- References
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- The Physics of Ettore MajoranaTheoretical, Mathematical, and Phenomenological, pp. 364 - 376Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014
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