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A Research Position In Neuromorphic Computing And Nanophotonics Open In Padova, Italy

Five days are left to apply to a 2-year research position at INFN-Padova, to work in the context...

Apply For The USERN Prize, Win Cash, And Get A Keynote Talk In Astana

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A Record Of Past Activities

Every now and then, for one reason or another, an academic will have to update one's own CV. This...

Surviving Queues: 2 - On The Road

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Greek Versions Of Articles On Demand

Greek Versions Of Articles On Demand

Sep 21 2010 | comment(s)

I am currently running an experiment, with multiple aims. I have created a new blog in wordpress, where I intend to publish a translation to modern Greek of selected articles that I have written in the past. The first attempt is already there (work is in progress, though, given my multiple occupations these days). In the blog I also offer to translate older posts on demand.
The Say Of The Week - Kendall On Bayesians

The Say Of The Week - Kendall On Bayesians

Sep 19 2010 | comment(s)

"If they would only do as he did and publish posthumously, we should all be saved a lot of trouble".

[Maurice Kendall, famous British statistician, talking of Bayesians (statisticians who employ Bayes' theorem and Bayes' approach to statistical inference, particularly related to  the use of "prior beliefs") and of Bayes himself, whose groundbreaking work was only published after his death]
W Plus Multijet Production Pinned Down

W Plus Multijet Production Pinned Down

Sep 16 2010 | comment(s)

A very important new theoretical study has appeared last Tuesday in the hep-ph preprint arxiv. Titled "Precise Predictions on W+4 Jet Production at the Large Hadron Collider", it is signed by a strong team of theorists: C. Berger, Z. Bern, L. Dixon, F. Febres Cordero, D. Forde, T. Gleisberg, H. Ita, D. Kosower, and D. Maitre.

I believe it may be quite useful if I review here the paper results, and explain to you why they are very important for the physics of the LHC. But first, I feel that there are a few details concerning the process of W+jets production at the LHC which might be obscure to most of you. Let me straighten them out -it is worthwhile to do it!

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Diet Status

Diet Status

Sep 15 2010 | comment(s)

It is unfortunate that whenever I have personal stuff to post as a blog here I have nothing else to choose as a tag than the uninformative "random thoughts"... I wish the posting interface in our beautiful site had a wider selection of tags, including ones such as "stuff that does not interest anybody but selected few", or "my own darn business". But perfection is not of this world, that is until Hank decides to work on his seventh day as well.
On W+4 Jet Rates At The LHC

On W+4 Jet Rates At The LHC

Sep 14 2010 | comment(s)

A very important new theoretical study appeared yesterday in the hep-ph preprint arxiv.
Titled "Precise Predictions on W+4 Jet Production at the Large Hadron Collider", it is signed by a strong team of theorists: C. Berger, Z. Bern, L. Dixon, F. Febres Cordero, D. Forde, T. Gleisberg, H. Ita, D. Kosover, and D. Maitre. I will try to summarize its importance for the physics of the Large Hadron Collider in accessible terms tomorrow; for the time being I just wish to point it out for those who are capable of reading the paper but are too lazy to check the arxiv daily. I know, you belong to this set but you won't admit it!
No Quirks, Says DZERO

No Quirks, Says DZERO

Sep 07 2010 | comment(s)

No, it is not a typo. I do mean "quirks": these are hidden-valley brothers of quarks predicted to exist in some fancy new physics scenarios. These particles have been sought by the DZERO experiment in a large dataset of proton-antiproton collisions, making use of a neat technique which I thought could be interesting to briefly explain today.