XXXI International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics

Session

Lecture for Students (in english)

19 Jun 2024, 15:00

Aula Martini (U6 building) (University of Milano Bicocca)

722. The genesis of the neutrino concept

Francesco Vissani (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

19/06/2024, 15:00

The first proposal of the neutrino idea is about to turn a century old. In this lecture, we recall the fundamental advances that occurred soon after, in the era of modelling the atomic nucleus. We discuss the subsequent modifications and developments of the neutrino concept, which shaped modern thinking and prepared for observational advances. We retrace a journey through history, organised in...