Luciano Maiani

Luciano Maiani
Maiani in 1996
Born (1941-06-16) June 16, 1941
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Known forGIM mechanism
Charm quark
AwardsMatteucci Medal (1979)
Sakurai Prize (1987)
Dirac Medal (ICTP) (2007)
Bruno Pontecorvo Prize (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
InstitutionsSapienza University of Rome
CERN
INFN

Luciano Maiani (born 16 July 1941) is a Sammarinese physicist. He is best known for his prediction of the charm quark with Sheldon Glashow and John Iliopoulos (the "GIM mechanism").