Luciano Maiani | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Known for | GIM mechanism Charm quark |
Awards | Matteucci Medal (1979) Sakurai Prize (1987) Dirac Medal (ICTP) (2007) Bruno Pontecorvo Prize (2013) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Particle physics |
Institutions | Sapienza University of Rome CERN INFN |
Luciano Maiani (born 16 July 1941[1]) is a Sammarinese physicist. He is best known for his prediction of the charm quark with Sheldon Glashow and John Iliopoulos (the "GIM mechanism").[2]