English Explanatory Dictionary

Majorana particle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fermion that is its own antiparticle and thus capable of self-annihilation.

Word forms

Majorana particle Majorana particles

Etymology

After Ettore Majorana (1906–1938?), Italian theoretical physicist.

Synonyms

angel particle Majorana Majorana fermion
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