B A Slow Day In Physics Land. Is There A Holiday?

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March 22, 2021, marked an unusually slow day for new high-energy physics preprints on arXiv, with a noticeable lack of submissions. The slowdown may be attributed to the Moriond conference, where researchers often aim to release their findings prior to the event. There is speculation about whether a holiday in other regions could also be affecting the volume of new preprints. The discussion highlights the impact of conferences on research publication timelines. Overall, the combination of the Moriond conference and potential holidays appears to explain the dip in activity.

Mar 22, 2021

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TL;DR: Today (Monday, March 22, 2021) is the slowest posting day at arXiv that I've seen for many months. Is there is holiday observed outside of the U.S. driving this?

I check the HEP preprints at arXiv almost every day. Today (Monday, March 22, 2021) is the slowest day for new preprints that I've seen for many months. Is there a holiday observed somewhere outside the U.S. that is producing this result?

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Mar 22, 2021

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Moriond has started. People try to get their results out beforehand.

Mar 22, 2021

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Thanks. http://moriond.in2p3.fr/2021/

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