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Diversity principle for scientific research, human society, and the Universe
[revised from a blog post from W. Tan]Introduction/AbstractDiversity is argued to be the central or original principle based on our ponderance about the evolutionary Universe, life, and human civilization. Egalitarianism, or more precisely equality of opportunity, and many other social tenets such as democracy, freedom, justice, and fairness, are representative or derivative of this central […]
A proposed solution to arbitrary evaluations
The current evaluation system is fundamentally flawed not only for tenure/job securement, but also in peer review of scientific publications and grant applications, especially in basic research of STEM fields. A reform is imperative for continued scientific innovation. Based on our earlier paper, “A Robust Community-Based Credit System to Enhance Peer Review in Scientific Research”, […]
Pomeranchuk and the 1st paper on mirror matter theory
The first paper on mirror matter theory was published in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys in June, 1966 by I. Yu Kobzarev, L. B. Okun, and I. Ya Pomeranchuk. Both Kobzarev and Okun are students of Pomeranchuk. Isaak Yakovlevich Pomeranchuk (5/20/1913-12/14/1966) was a highly achieved Soviet physicist but unfortunately was diagnosed with cancer in the fall […]
Shadowlands: Quest for Mirror Matter in the Universe
In 2002, Dr. Robert Foot, one of the most ardent proponents of the mirror matter idea, published a pop-science book, “Shadowlands: Quest for Mirror Matter in the Universe” (Universal-Publishers, 2002). This 248-page book is easy to read, and very helpful for non-specialists to understand mirror matter in general. One can take a look at the […]
Invisible decays of long-lived neutral hadrons
The new theory also predicts a universal ordinary-mirror oscillation mechanism for neutral hadrons. Especially the unexpectedly large branching fractions of the K0/Λ0-to-invisible decays can be measured at existing collider facilities. In the new theory, CP violation can be considered as a direct result of spontaneous mirror symmetry breaking at staged quark condensation (e.g., at temperatures of […]
Resonant n-n’ oscillations under superstrong magnetic fields
The new mirror matter theory predicts that resonant n−n′ oscillations can occur at super-strong magnetic fields. To our knowledge, super-strong magnetic fields( B ≥ 50 − 100 Tesla), mostly for applied/material sciences, have not been used for search of new physics. Using the super-strong DC and pulsed magnet facilities at Florida State University and Los […]
Magnetic Traps for Neutron Lifetime Measurement
Different geometries of magnetic trap can demonstrate the neutron lifetime anomaly differently. The new n − n′ oscillation mechanism can explain the observed 1% anomaly in neutron lifetime. Perhaps even more importantly, this mechanism predicts significantly different lifetimes (lower by > 100 seconds) of ultracold neutrons (UCN) in a magnetic trap under specific geometries, which […]
A historic note on early development of the mirror matter idea by L. Okun
Lev Okun, one of the three former Soviet Union physicists, who first proposed the idea of mirror matter in 1966, wrote a very readable historic article “Mirror particles and mirror matter: 50 years of speculation and searching” [Okun, Phys.-Usp. 50, 380 (2007)].AbstractThis review describes the history of the discovery of the violation of the spatial […]
Toward a Community-driven Open Research Ecosystem (CORE)
An initial effort on building a platform for the Community-driven Open Research Ecosystem (CORE) has finally come to life: a development site at GitHub.org and a phase-1 MVP deployment at openarxiv.org. Here is the README.md file about the project:CORE: Community-driven Open Research EcosystemOpenArxiv (CORE) as a live instantiation of CORE, is a novel platform for […]