Fermi (disambiguation)
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Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist, all of the following is named after him.
In physics:
- Fermi, a unit of length in particle physics equivalent to the femtometre
- Fermi's interaction
- Fermi constant, constant that gives the strength of Fermi's interaction
- Fermi energy
- Fermi gas
- Fermi liquid
- Fermi hole
- Fermi point
- Fermi's golden rule
- Fermi resonance
- Fermi acceleration
- Fermi glow
- Fermi-Walker transport
- Fermi–Dirac statistics
- Fermion
- Fermionic field
In mathematics:
In Technology:
- FERMIAC
- Fermi filter
- Fermi Linux, Linux distributions produced by the Fermilab
Places:
- Fermilab, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Enrico Fermi Institute
- Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan, USA.
- Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant (Italy) in Trino Vercellese, Italy.
- RA-1 Enrico Fermi, a research reactor in Argentina.
Problems:
- Fermi problem, an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, approximation, and the importance of clearly identifying one's assumptions.
- The Fermi paradox, pertaining to extraterrestrial civilizations, a typical example of a Fermi problem.
- Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem
Other:
It may also mean:
- Laura Fermi, Enrico Fermi's wife
- Fermi Paradox (album), an album by Tub Ring