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{{Short description|Italian physicist associated with discovery of the W and Z bosons}} | |||
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{{Infobox scientist | {{Infobox scientist | ||
| name = Carlo Rubbia | |||
| image = Biography_Carlo_Rubbia.jpg | | image = Biography_Carlo_Rubbia.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Rubbia | ||
| | | birth_date = 31 March 1934 | ||
| | | birth_place = Gorizia, Italy | ||
| fields = Particle physics | | fields = Particle physics | ||
| work_institutions = CERN | | work_institutions = CERN | ||
| known_for = W and Z | | known_for = Discovery of W and Z bosons; proton-antiproton collider experiments | ||
| awards = Nobel Prize in Physics (1984) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Carlo Rubbia''' (born 1934) is an Italian physicist associated with the experimental discovery of the W and Z bosons at CERN. He shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with [[Biography:Simon van der Meer|Simon van der Meer]]. | '''Carlo Rubbia''' (born 1934) is an Italian physicist associated with the experimental discovery of the W and Z bosons at CERN. He shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with [[Biography:Simon van der Meer|Simon van der Meer]]. | ||
== W and Z bosons == | |||
Rubbia led the UA1 collaboration at CERN during the experiments that observed the W and Z bosons. These particles are the carriers of the weak interaction and were a central prediction of electroweak theory. | |||
== | The discovery confirmed a key part of the [[Physics:Quantum Standard Model|Standard Model]] and the electroweak unification developed by [[Biography:Sheldon Glashow|Sheldon Glashow]], [[Biography:Steven Weinberg|Steven Weinberg]], and [[Biography:Abdus Salam|Abdus Salam]]. | ||
== Quantum Collection links == | |||
* [[Physics:Quantum W and Z bosons]] | * [[Physics:Quantum W and Z bosons]] | ||
* [[Physics:Quantum Electroweak theory]] | * [[Physics:Quantum Electroweak theory]] | ||
* [[Physics:Quantum Standard Model]] | * [[Physics:Quantum Standard Model]] | ||
== References == | |||
{{reflist|3}} | |||
* {{Cite web |title=Carlo Rubbia - Biographical |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1984/rubbia/biographical/ |publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach |access-date=2026-05-23}} | |||
* {{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1984/summary/ |publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach |access-date=2026-05-23}} | |||
{{Author|Harold Foppele}} | {{Author|Harold Foppele}} | ||
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| Carlo Rubbia | |
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| Born | 31 March 1934 Gorizia, Italy
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| Known for | Discovery of W and Z bosons; proton-antiproton collider experiments |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1984) |
Carlo Rubbia (born 1934) is an Italian physicist associated with the experimental discovery of the W and Z bosons at CERN. He shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Simon van der Meer.
W and Z bosons
Rubbia led the UA1 collaboration at CERN during the experiments that observed the W and Z bosons. These particles are the carriers of the weak interaction and were a central prediction of electroweak theory.
The discovery confirmed a key part of the Standard Model and the electroweak unification developed by Sheldon Glashow, Steven Weinberg, and Abdus Salam.
Quantum Collection links
References
- "Carlo Rubbia - Biographical". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1984/rubbia/biographical/.
- "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1984/summary/.
Author: Harold Foppele