Undergrad Questions about submitting papers for peer review

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Papers submitted for peer review without a solid mathematical foundation are unlikely to be accepted, as a deep understanding of general relativity (GR) requires rigorous mathematical knowledge. Intuitive ideas about GR are often incomplete and can lead to misconceptions, as even established physicists like Einstein revised their theories over time. Serious journals typically do not consider work from those without formal qualifications in physics, as the field has a vast body of established theory that requires years of study to grasp. To engage with advanced topics like black holes or quantum gravity, one must first acquire a comprehensive understanding of foundational physics and mathematics. Ultimately, peer review is a process that expects authors to demonstrate significant expertise and knowledge in their subject area.
  • #31
Enos said:
I'm just starting my first year at university so I'm pretty excited.
Good luck!
 
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  • #32
sbrothy said:
Collaboration is the salient point here. Most of the newest papers on experimental physics on arxiv doesn't even bother to mention the authors anymore. It's the "ATLAS Collaboration", the "CMS Collaboration", the "STAR Collaboration" and so forth.

The heydays of the "natural philosopher" are well and truly over. Theoretical physics may still have the lone genius but even Einstein didn't develop his theories alone.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...-about-the-nobel-prize-rule-of-three.1056063/

:wink:
 
  • #33
berkeman said:
That does indeed seem unfair. The "maintenance" guy servicing the superconducting magnets or whatever is probably every bit as educated as the guys actually writing the paper. He or she must be left with a rather bad taste in his/her mouth.

No, the world just isn't fair. :(
 

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