List of things named after Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi (1901–1954), an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist, is the eponym of the topics listed below.

Physics

Fermi (unit), unit of length in particle physics equivalent to the femtometre
Fermi's interaction, an explanation of the beta decay. Not to be confused with:
Fermi contact interaction,the magnetic interaction between an electron and an atomic nucleus when the electron is inside that nucleus.
Fermi Arc, a phenomenon in superconductivity
Fermi constant, constant that gives the strength of Fermi's interaction
Fermi energy
Fermi Paradox, a fundamental issue in SETI
Fermi gas
Fermi liquid theory
Fermi level
- Quasi Fermi level, also called imref which is "fermi" spelt backwards
Fermi heap and Fermi hole
Fermi point
Fermi's golden rule
Fermi motion, the quantum motion of nucleons bound inside a nucleus
Fermi resonance
Fermi surface
Fermi acceleration
- Fermi–Pustyl'nikov model, a model of the Fermi acceleration mechanism
Fermi glow
Fermi–Walker transport
Fermi–Dirac statistics
Fermion, the class of particles that obey Fermi-Dirac statistics, a name coined by Dirac in 1945
Fermium, a synthetic element with symbol Fm and atomic number 100.
Fermionic field
Thomas–Fermi model
Thomas–Fermi screening, an approximate method for describing screening of electric field by mobile charge

Mathematics

Complete Fermi–Dirac integral
Incomplete Fermi–Dirac integral
Fermi–Walker differentiation
Fermi coordinates, local coordinates that are adapted to a geodesic in Riemannian geometry
Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem
Fermi problem, estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, and approximation
Fermi paradox, typical example of a Fermi problem pertaining to extraterrestrial civilizations

Technology

GeForce 400 Series & GeForce 500 Series, also "Fermi", the codename for a CUDA architecture graphics card developed by NVIDIA
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Fermilab, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Enrico Fermi Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station, Monroe, Michigan
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant (Italy), Trino Vercellese, Italy
RA-1 Enrico Fermi, Argentinian research reactor
FERMIAC
Fermi filter
Fermi Linux, distributions produced Fermilab
Fermi-Szilárd Neutronic Reactor, US patent 2,708,656

Other

Enrico Fermi Award
Fermi Paradox (album), an album by Tub Ring
Fermi Project, a philanthropic organization
Fermi, a large lunar crater
Fermi and Frost, a science fiction short story by Frederik Pohl with themes including the Fermi paradox
The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model, a science fiction short story by Charlie Jane Anders
8103 Fermi (1994 BE), a main-belt asteroid
Fermi, a metro station in Turin
EUR Fermi, a station of the Rome Metro
Enrico Fermi High School, a high school located in Enfield, Connecticut
Squares and streets in almost all Italian towns and villages

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