Majorana particle

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Majorana particle (plural Majorana particles)

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

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