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Majorana Prize

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Majorana Medal

The journal annually awards the Majorana Prize, also known as the Majorana Medal, to recognize outstanding contributions to theoretical and mathematical physics. The prize is named for Italian physicist Ettore Majorana (1906–1938), a pioneer in neutrino physics and the quantum mechanics of spin. [2] It is awarded in three categories:

Best Person in Physics recipients

YearRecipientInstitution
2006 Erasmo Recami  [ it ] [2] University of Bergamo
E. C. George Sudarshan [2] University of Texas at Austin
2007 Lee Smolin [2] Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
2008 Geoffrey Chew [2] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2009 Mario Rasetti [2] Polytechnic University of Turin
2010 N. David Mermin [2] Cornell University
2012 Basil Hiley [2] University of London

References

  1. "Scopus title list". Elsevier. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Majorana Prize". Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2013-08-13.