Nicola Cabibbo, Physicist and Science Manager*

Universality of the weak interactions is reviewed, with special emphasis on the origin of the Cabibbo theory of strange-particle β-decays and its role in the discovery of the unified Electroweak Theory. Achievements and present challenges of the Standard Theory of particles interactions are briefly...

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Autor principal: Maiani L.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: EDP Sciences 2012-04-01
Colecção:EPJ Web of Conferences
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122400002
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Resumo:Universality of the weak interactions is reviewed, with special emphasis on the origin of the Cabibbo theory of strange-particle β-decays and its role in the discovery of the unified Electroweak Theory. Achievements and present challenges of the Standard Theory of particles interactions are briefly illustrated. As a homage to Nicola Cabibbo, his leading role in the Roma school of theoretical physics and in the Italian science in general is reviewed.
ISSN:2100-014X