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From theory to experiment: Interference in particle physics

Teoria ed esperienza: effetti di interferenza nella fisica delle particelle

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We discuss interference effects between different particles, starting with the pioneering work by Abraham Pais and Oreste Piccioni in 1955 on K L →K S regeneration and\(K^0 - \overline K ^0 \) oscillations. The ramifications of this work include quark mixing and neutrino oscillation phenomena.

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Vengono discussi gli effetti di interferenza tra particelle elementari differenti, a partire dal lavoro pionieristico di Abraham Pais e Oreste Piccioni del 1955 sulla rigenerazione dei K S a partire dai K L e sulle oscillazioni tra i mesoni K0 e\(K^0 - \overline K ^0 \). Sono discusse le moderne ramificazioni di queste idee: il mescolamento dei quark e le oscillazioni dei neutrini.

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Cabibbo, N. From theory to experiment: Interference in particle physics. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 15, 359–372 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904480

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