Salpeter may refer to: Science 11757 Salpeter, a minor planet found in 1960 by a team from Palomar Observatory Bethe–Salpeter equation, describes two-particle quantum field binding, derived by Hans Bethe and Edwin Salpeter Salpeter process, a process of nuclear fusion mathematically defined by Edwin Salpeter Salpeter initial mass function, an early and influential model for the distribution of the masses of stars upon formation People Edwin Ernest Salpeter (1924–2008), US astronomer Greta Salpeter (born 1988), U.S. musician Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (born 1988), Kenyan-Israeli Olympic runner Miriam Salpeter (1929—2000). US neurobiologist, wife of Edwin Ernest Salpeter See also Saltpeter (disambiguation) Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, a teaching hospital in Paris, France