Math Research Papers: Find Academic Work by Mathematicians

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the terminology used for research papers in mathematics and the resources available for finding academic work by mathematicians. Participants explore various platforms for accessing mathematical papers, including preprints and journal publications.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that research papers are referred to as "papers," "publications," or "journal articles" in mathematicians' jargon.
  • One participant notes that arxiv.org hosts a significant number of preprints and historical documents, but there is no single catalog for all mathematical papers ever published.
  • Another participant claims that arXiv has nearly complete coverage for mathematics papers, with everything published also uploaded there, often prior to formal publication.
  • Access to MathSciNet is mentioned as a resource that some universities provide for students, which may aid in finding mathematical literature.
  • Participants discuss MathSciNet and zbMATH as standard resources for journal publications, with zbMATH recently becoming open access, although neither provides a comprehensive list of all journal publications.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the usefulness of arXiv for accessing preprints and the existence of MathSciNet and zbMATH as resources for journal publications. However, there is no consensus on a single comprehensive source for all mathematical work, and some uncertainty remains regarding the accessibility of certain papers due to copyright issues.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of a complete catalog for all mathematical papers and the dependency on specific titles for finding original works. Additionally, some papers may be behind paywalls due to copyright restrictions.

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How do I search for math papers on web?
First of all, I want to know what research papers are called in Mathematicians' jargon.
Second, I want to know if there is a place on web where I can find all the work done in math by all the mathematicians. Thanks.
 
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pairofstrings said:
Summary:: How do I search for math papers on web?

First of all, I want to know what research papers are called in Mathematicians' jargon.
Research papers. Journal articles. Publications.
Second, I want to know if there is a place on web where I can find all the work done in math by all the mathematicians. Thanks.
No. But arxiv.org has a lot of preprints which were later published. You can also find many historical documents: Newton, Gauß, Einstein, Noether, which have been scanned and published by some institutions.

To find a specific one you will need the original title. Wikipedia's list of references at the end of each article are a good starting point to search.

However, there is no catalog that lists all papers published ever, let alone find them at one place. There are still many papers which are protected by copyright so you will have to pay in order to get access.
 
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arXiv has ~100% coverage for mathematics papers in several fields - everything that gets published is also uploaded there, often months before the publication. There are also many submissions that never become "full" publications. And everything is free to access.
pairofstrings said:
First of all, I want to know what research papers are called in Mathematicians' jargon.
Papers or publications.
 
If you are a student, your uni might have bought access to MathSciNet.
 
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arXiv is indeed the standard for pre-prints.

For journal publications, MathSciNet (AMS) and zbMATH (EMS) are the standard resources. The latter has recently become open access. Neither contain a list of all journal publications of all times, but their coverage of past and present is very extensive.
 

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