From where can I read important/interesting scientific papers about physics?

[StephvsEinst]

Hey!

I was hoping to read some interesting scientific papers about:
- Atomic, Solid State, Comp. Physics;
- High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics;
- Special & General Relativity;
- Quantum Physics;
- Astrophysics.

I want to read about those different topics to see what type of topic interests me more and of course to learn more about physics too.

Thank you!

 

[jedishrfu]

Check out the Physics Arxiv at:

www.arxiv.org

for developing trends, exploratory physics and unpublished articles.

For more peer reviewed articles try Nature magazine.

 

[StephvsEinst]

Thank you!

 

[jtbell]

Physics Today magazine is also good. It's published by the American Institute of Physics. The articles aren't research-journal type articles such as you find on arXiv. They're news- or introductory-type articles about current (or sometimes historical) topics, written by specialists for physicists in general (rather than for other specialists in the same field). I've subscribed to it ever since I was an undergraduate, first as a member of the Society of Physics Students, then as a member of the American Physical Society.

It's also available online, but I think you have to either be a personal subscriber or your university library has to have an institutional subscription:

http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday

 

[StephvsEinst]

It seems that Physics Today is similar to Phys.org in the way that it gives you a brief introduction of a certain project and if you are interested there are some papers you can read (though some of those are free).
Thank you for your comment.