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The discussion revolves around recent developments and insights related to parton fragmentation, particularly in the context of particle physics and the Standard Model. Participants share links to various papers and proceedings, highlighting ongoing research and theoretical considerations in the field.

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  • Some participants reference a workshop on "Parton fragmentation in the vacuum and in the medium," sharing links to mini-proceedings that summarize the talks presented.
  • Others discuss a review of the Standard Model at the LHC, noting various theoretical approaches such as Supersymmetry, Technicolor, Extra dimensions, and Effective theories for compositeness.
  • A participant expresses a preference for Effective theories for compositeness due to the lack of understanding regarding quark confinement dynamics.
  • There are comments regarding the correlation between authors' nationalities in publications, with some participants speculating on the implications of this trend.
  • Concerns are raised about the representation of different nationalities in prestigious journals, with references to the reputation of the Progress of Theoretical Physics journal.
  • Some participants note the potential for non-European authors to be overlooked for future Nobel prizes, while others defend the quality of research from various countries.
  • There is a mention of the anticipation surrounding data releases from CERN and the implications for authors from different regions, particularly in relation to claiming discoveries.

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Participants express a range of views on the significance of national representation in publications and the quality of research from various countries. There is no consensus on the implications of these observations, and the discussion remains unresolved regarding the impact of nationality on scientific recognition.

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Some discussions touch on the reputations of journals and the potential biases in publication trends, but these points are not fully explored or resolved. The conversation reflects a variety of perspectives on the relationship between nationality and scientific output.

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I don't know where this should go or who is interested.
http://lanl.arxiv.org/abs/0804.2021
Parton fragmentation in the vacuum and in the medium
(Submitted on 12 Apr 2008)
S. Albino, etc.
We present the mini-proceedings of the workshop on ``Parton fragmentation in the vacuum and in the medium'' held at the European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*, Trento) in February 2008.
These mini-proceedings consist of an introduction and short summaries of the talks presented at the meeting.
 
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http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/32914
CERN COURIER
Feb 15, 2008
New symposium links the vacuum and the universe
A meeting in Austria looked at how vacuum physics at different energy scales continues to help in understanding the universe.
 
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I assume that the change to the title of the thread has been done by the moderators. It's appropriate that the latest information would come from "parton" experiments.
Here is something else that I found.

http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.4147v1
Status of the Standard Model at the LHC Start
Authors: G. Altarelli
(Submitted on 25 Apr 2008)
Abstract: I present a concise review of where we stand in particle physics today. First, I will discuss QCD, then the electroweak sector and finally the motivations and the avenues for new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Plenary Talk at the 5th Italian Workshop on p-p Physics at the LHC. 13 pages, no figures.
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Many approaches have been developed. Check out what he says about “Supersymmetry” “Technicolor”, “Extra dimensions”, “Little Higgs” models, and “Effective theories for compositeness”.
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“Supersymmetry remains the standard way beyond the SM.
Models along these new ideas are not so completely formulated and studied as for SUSY and no well defined and realistic baseline has sofar emerged. But it is well possible that they might represent at
least a part of the truth and it is very important to continue the exploration of new ways beyond the SM. New input from experiment is badly needed, so we all look forward to the start of the LHC.”
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Personnally, I prefer “Effective theories for compositeness” because we do not have an understanding of the dynamics that causes quarks to be confined.
 
The following links appear to give the latest ….
http://ptp.ipap.jp/journal/
Progress of Theoretical Physics ONLINE
 
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jal said:
Progress of Theoretical Physics ONLINE
Did you notice there seem to be a correlation between the authors' country of origin for all those publications ?
Can you conclude something from this correlation ?
:smile:
 
There is a strong probability that the next nobel prize will not go to someone with a european name. :smile:
 
japanese
 
jal said:
There is a strong probability that the next nobel prize will not go to someone with a european name. :smile:
Or a japanese person failing to publish anywhere alse is likely to submit to this journal...
 
humanino said:
Or a japanese person failing to publish anywhere alse is likely to submit to this journal...

That doesn't mean that it will be accepted, though. PTP is a reputable journal, regardless of the nationality of the people that publish in it. For example, I know of one paper from PTP that has been cited more than 500 times in various other journals.
 
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cristo said:
That doesn't mean that it will be accepted, though. PTP is a reputable journal, regardless of the nationality of the people that publish in it. For example, I know of one paper from PTP that has been cited more than 500 times in various other journals.
I guess so. But then why so many japanese names ? The Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics is also a respectable institute. A japanese person with an important paper might want to publish it in this journal. If the paper is important, it will be quoted.
 
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Why so many Japanese names? PTP is to my knowledge the premier Japanese physics journal, founded by Yukawa himself if I recall correctly. I don't think it's a major problem if it's a little parochial. If it's not Nature or PRL, it is still a fine journal, as cristo mentions.
 
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It will be interesting to see what happens when the data from CERN starts coming out.
It's not just the japaneses that are putting out papers that are discussed in conferences, Koreans, Chinese ... far east.
Some of their papers I would not even refer to, in this forum, because they are investigating far from center and I would get reprimanded. :smile:
As a result they will be able to claim "first" if anything unexpected is revealed by CERN.
jal