Il corso di Fisica teorica di Ettore Majorana: il ritrovamento del Documento Moreno

TL;DR

This paper examines Ettore Majorana's 1938 theoretical physics course, highlighting the discovery of the Moreno Paper with lecture notes missing from the original collection, shedding light on his teaching and disappearance.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of Majorana's course and introduces the recently recovered Moreno Paper, adding new insights into his lectures and teaching methods.

Findings

Six lectures are newly identified in the Moreno Paper.

The Moreno Paper contains unique lecture notes not in the original collection.

The study enhances understanding of Majorana's pedagogical approach.

Abstract

We analyze in some detail the course of Theoretical Physics held by Ettore Majorana at the University of Naples in 1938, just before his mysterious disappearance. In particular we give an account of the recently retrieved "Moreno Paper", where the lecture notes are reported. Six of these lectures are not present in the collection of the original manuscripts deposited at the Domus Galilaeana in Pisa, consisting of only ten lectures.