Luigi Fantappiè
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Luigi Fantappiè was an Italian
mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis
and for creating the theory of analytic functionals: he was a student and follower of Vito Volterra
. Later in life he proposed scientific theories of sweeping scope.
He was born in Viterbo
, and studied at the University of Pisa
, graduating in mathematics in 1922. After time spent abroad, he was offered a chair by the University of Florence
in 1926, and a year later by the University of Palermo
. He spent the years 1934 to 1939 in São Paulo
, Brazil
. In 1939 he was offered a chair at the University of Rome
.
In 1942 he put forth a unified theory of physics and biology, and the syntropy
concept. In 1952 he started to work on a unified physical theory called projective relativity, for which, he asserted, special relativity
was a limiting case. Giuseppe Arcidiacono
worked with him on this theory. See de Sitter invariant special relativity
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical analysis, which mathematicians refer to simply as analysis, has its beginnings in the rigorous formulation of infinitesimal calculus. It is a branch of pure mathematics that includes the theories of differentiation, integration and measure, limits, infinite series, and analytic functions...
and for creating the theory of analytic functionals: he was a student and follower of Vito Volterra
Vito Volterra
Vito Volterra was an Italian mathematician and physicist, known for his contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations....
. Later in life he proposed scientific theories of sweeping scope.
He was born in Viterbo
Viterbo
See also Viterbo, Texas and Viterbo UniversityViterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 80 driving / 80 walking kilometers north of GRA on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and...
, and studied at the University of Pisa
University of Pisa
The University of Pisa , located in Pisa, Tuscany, is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It was formally founded on September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century...
, graduating in mathematics in 1922. After time spent abroad, he was offered a chair by the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
in 1926, and a year later by the University of Palermo
University of Palermo
The University of Palermo is a university located in Palermo, Italy, and founded in 1806. It is organized in 12 Faculties.-History:The University of Palermo was officially founded in 1806, although its earliest roots date back to 1498 when medicine and law were taught there...
. He spent the years 1934 to 1939 in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. In 1939 he was offered a chair at the University of Rome
University of Rome La Sapienza
The Sapienza University of Rome, officially Sapienza – Università di Roma, formerly known as Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a coeducational, autonomous state university in Rome, Italy...
.
In 1942 he put forth a unified theory of physics and biology, and the syntropy
Negentropy
The negentropy, also negative entropy or syntropy, of a living system is the entropy that it exports to keep its own entropy low; it lies at the intersection of entropy and life...
concept. In 1952 he started to work on a unified physical theory called projective relativity, for which, he asserted, special relativity
Special relativity
Special relativity is the physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein in the paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies".It generalizes Galileo's...
was a limiting case. Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Giuseppe Arcidiacono was an Italian physicist. He was born in Acireale and graduated in physics in Catania in 1951. He began working with Luigi Fantappiè on what they called projective relativity at the Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica in Rome. In 1958 he won a scholarship to the Istituto H....
worked with him on this theory. See de Sitter invariant special relativity
De Sitter invariant special relativity
In mathematical physics, de Sitter invariant special relativity is the speculative idea that the fundamental symmetry group of spacetime is the Indefinite orthogonal group SO, that of de Sitter space...
.
Books
- Principi di una teoria unitaria del mondo fisico e biologico, Di Renzo Editore, Roma
- Conferenze scelte, Di Renzo Editore