Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg
This paper explores the intertwined scientific legacies of Ettore Majorana, Giuseppe Occhialini, and Mário Schenberg, three prominent physicists who made significant contributions to the fields of particle physics and astrophysics. By analyzing historical records, personal accounts, and scientific c...
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| description | This paper explores the intertwined scientific legacies of Ettore Majorana, Giuseppe Occhialini, and Mário Schenberg, three prominent physicists who made significant contributions to the fields of particle physics and astrophysics. By analyzing historical records, personal accounts, and scientific collaborations, the study highlights the roles these figures played in the discovery of the positron, the theoretical development of neutrinos, and the study of cosmic rays. Particular attention is given to the missed encounter between Schenberg and Majorana during Occhialini and Schenberg’s 1938 journey to Italy. The paper also examines the scientific connections among Majorana’s work on neutrinos, Occhialini’s experimental confirmation of Dirac’s predictions, and Schenberg’s contributions to stellar processes. This study aims to provide a detailed perspective on this moment in the history of science. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-749dccbeab3144c0bb5515caf49e24cc2025-01-07T07:36:30ZporSociedade Brasileira de FísicaRevista Brasileira de Ensino de Física1806-91262024-12-014710.1590/1806-9126-rbef-2024-0323Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and SchenbergThiago Cardoso de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2434-8322This paper explores the intertwined scientific legacies of Ettore Majorana, Giuseppe Occhialini, and Mário Schenberg, three prominent physicists who made significant contributions to the fields of particle physics and astrophysics. By analyzing historical records, personal accounts, and scientific collaborations, the study highlights the roles these figures played in the discovery of the positron, the theoretical development of neutrinos, and the study of cosmic rays. Particular attention is given to the missed encounter between Schenberg and Majorana during Occhialini and Schenberg’s 1938 journey to Italy. The paper also examines the scientific connections among Majorana’s work on neutrinos, Occhialini’s experimental confirmation of Dirac’s predictions, and Schenberg’s contributions to stellar processes. This study aims to provide a detailed perspective on this moment in the history of science.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172025000100801&lng=en&tlng=enMajorana disappearance 1938Occhialini-Majorana encounterOcchialini positron discoveryMajorana neutrino theoryURCA process |
| spellingShingle | Thiago Cardoso de Souza Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física Majorana disappearance 1938 Occhialini-Majorana encounter Occhialini positron discovery Majorana neutrino theory URCA process |
| title | Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg |
| title_full | Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg |
| title_fullStr | Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg |
| title_short | Neutrinos, Positrons, and Missed Encounters: The Scientific Interrelations of Majorana, Occhialini, and Schenberg |
| title_sort | neutrinos positrons and missed encounters the scientific interrelations of majorana occhialini and schenberg |
| topic | Majorana disappearance 1938 Occhialini-Majorana encounter Occhialini positron discovery Majorana neutrino theory URCA process |
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