Majorana mass
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Majorana mass is a type of fermion mass term in quantum field theory where a particle is its own antiparticle, playing a central role in theories of neutrino masses and lepton number violation.
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| Majorana mass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14637235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majorana mass Context triple: [Ettore Majorana, hasConceptNamedAfter, Majorana mass]
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Majorana neutrino
A Majorana neutrino is a hypothetical type of neutrino that is its own antiparticle, with important implications for particle physics and the matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
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Majorana spinor
A Majorana spinor is a type of spinor in quantum field theory that describes a fermion which is its own antiparticle, satisfying a real-valued condition under charge conjugation.
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Majorana equation
The Majorana equation is a relativistic wave equation describing fermions that are their own antiparticles, now called Majorana fermions.
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Majorana fermion
A Majorana fermion is a hypothetical particle that is its own antiparticle, proposed in quantum field theory and of great interest in particle physics and topological quantum computing.
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Majorana
Majorana is an Italian surname most famously associated with physicist Ettore Majorana, known for his pioneering work in theoretical physics and the concept of Majorana fermions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majorana mass Target entity description: Majorana mass is a type of fermion mass term in quantum field theory where a particle is its own antiparticle, playing a central role in theories of neutrino masses and lepton number violation.
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A.
Majorana neutrino
A Majorana neutrino is a hypothetical type of neutrino that is its own antiparticle, with important implications for particle physics and the matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
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B.
Majorana spinor
A Majorana spinor is a type of spinor in quantum field theory that describes a fermion which is its own antiparticle, satisfying a real-valued condition under charge conjugation.
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C.
Majorana equation
The Majorana equation is a relativistic wave equation describing fermions that are their own antiparticles, now called Majorana fermions.
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D.
Majorana fermion
A Majorana fermion is a hypothetical particle that is its own antiparticle, proposed in quantum field theory and of great interest in particle physics and topological quantum computing.
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E.
Majorana
Majorana is an Italian surname most famously associated with physicist Ettore Majorana, known for his pioneering work in theoretical physics and the concept of Majorana fermions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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