Luciano Maiani
Luciano Maiani | |
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Maiani in 1996 | |
| Born | June 16, 1941 |
| 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) is a Sammarinese physicist. He is best known for his prediction of the charm quark with Sheldon Glashow and John Iliopoulos (the "GIM mechanism").