The ''Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics'' is a quarterly

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that was established in 2003. It covers all aspects of

theoretical physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experim ...

. The

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are

Ammar Sakaji Ammar : * Ammar (name), given name of Arabic origin. Meaning “The Creator” * Given names * Ammar Abdulhamid, Syrian writer * Ammar Campa-Najjar, American politician * Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Ajman * Ammar al ...

(International Institute for Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Prato, Italy) and Ignazio Licata (Institute for Scientific Methodology, Palermo, Italy) and the printed version is published by Aracne Editrice. The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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Majorana Prize

The journal annually awards the Majorana Prize, also known as the Majorana Medal, to recognize outstanding contributions to

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and

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. The prize is named for Italian physicist

Ettore Majorana Ettore Majorana (,, uploaded 19 April 2013, retrieved 14 December 2019 ; born on 5 August 1906 – possibly dying after 1959) was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked on neutrino masses. On 25 March 1938, he disappeared under mysteri ...

(1906–1938), a pioneer in neutrino physics and the quantum mechanics of spin. It is awarded in three categories: * The Best Person in Physics * The Best EJTP Special Issue Paper * The Best EJTP Paper

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Majorana Prize website
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