"Neutrinoless double beta decay" is the correct name for neutrinoless double beta decay
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| author | Cline, James M. |
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| contents | Recently arxiv:2604.12897 urged that the terminology "neutrinoless double beta decay" should be changed to "Majorana double beta decay" to properly give credit to Majorana, and to focus on the positive aspects of the phenomenon -- supposed creation of matter in the laboratory -- rather than the negative: absence of something, embarrassment over false claims of detection, and a "sociology of suspicion." I argue that the current terminology is more accurate and descriptive, and that the claimed reasons for its adoption are lacking in credibility. |
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| spellingShingle | "Neutrinoless double beta decay" is the correct name for neutrinoless double beta decay Cline, James M. High Energy Physics - Phenomenology History and Philosophy of Physics Recently arxiv:2604.12897 urged that the terminology "neutrinoless double beta decay" should be changed to "Majorana double beta decay" to properly give credit to Majorana, and to focus on the positive aspects of the phenomenon -- supposed creation of matter in the laboratory -- rather than the negative: absence of something, embarrassment over false claims of detection, and a "sociology of suspicion." I argue that the current terminology is more accurate and descriptive, and that the claimed reasons for its adoption are lacking in credibility. |
| title | "Neutrinoless double beta decay" is the correct name for neutrinoless double beta decay |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology History and Philosophy of Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17545 |