Scientific papers
I had the occasion to read a few historical papers, and wanted to list them here. Small remark though: it might be a bit particle physics oriented.
Total number of entries: 67
1860 - 1879
- A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
submitted in 1865 by J. C. Maxwell (10.1098/rstl.1865.0008)
1880 - 1899
- On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether
submitted in 1887 by A. A. Michelson and E. W. Morley (10.2475/ajs.s3-34.203.333)
1900 - 1909
- Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt
submitted in 1905 by A. Einstein (10.1002/andp.19053220607)
- Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen
submitted in 1905 by A. Einstein (10.1002/andp.19053220806)
- Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
submitted in 1905 by A. Einstein (10.1002/andp.19053221004)
- Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig?
submitted in 1905 by A. Einstein (10.1002/andp.19053231314)
1910 - 1919
- On the Elementary Electrical Charge and the Avogadro Constant
submitted in 1913 by R. A. Millikan (10.1103/PhysRev.2.109)
1920 - 1929
- A Quantum Theory of the Scattering of X-rays by Light Elements
submitted in 1923 by A. H. Compton (10.1103/PhysRev.21.483)
- The Effect of Compton Scattering by Free Electrons in a Stellar Atmosphere
submitted in 1925 by P. Dirac (10.1093/mnras/85.8.825)
- Der Comptoneffekt nach der Schrödingerschen Theorie
submitted in 1926 by W. Gordon (10.1007/BF01390840)
- Quantentheorie und fünfdimensionale Relativitätstheorie
submitted in 1926 by O. Klein (10.1007/BF01397481)
- Über die invariante Form der Wellen- und der Bewegungsgleichungen für einen geladenen Massenpunkt
submitted in 1926 by V. Fock (10.1007/BF01321989)
- Diffraction of Electrons by a Crystal of Nickel
submitted in 1927 by C. Davisson and L. H. Germer (10.1103/PhysRev.30.705)
- The quantum theory of the electron
submitted in 1928 by P. Dirac (10.1098/rspa.1928.0023)
- On the Redshift of Spectral Lines through Interstellar Space
submitted in 1929 by F. Zwicky (10.1073/pnas.15.10.773)
1930 - 1939
- A theory of electrons and protons
submitted in 1930 by P. Dirac (10.1098/rspa.1930.0013)
- On the Theory of Electrons and Protons
submitted in 1930 by J. R. Oppenheimer (10.1103/PhysRev.35.562)
- The existence of a neutron
submitted in 1932 by J. Chadwick (10.1098/rspa.1932.0112)
- The Positive Electron
submitted in 1933 by C. D. Anderson (10.1103/PhysRev.43.491)
- Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be Considered Complete?
submitted in 1935 by N. Bohr (10.1103/PhysRev.48.696)
- Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?
submitted in 1935 by A. Einstein, B. Podolsky and N. Rosen (10.1103/PhysRev.47.777)
- Note on the Nature of Cosmic-Ray Particles
submitted in 1937 by S. H. Neddermeyer and C. D. Anderson (10.1103/PhysRev.51.884)
- On Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group
submitted in 1937 by E. Wigner (10.2307/1968551)
- The Absorption of Mesotrons in Air and in Condensed Materials
submitted in 1939 by E. Fermi (10.1103/PhysRev.56.1242)
- Energy Production in Stars
submitted in 1939 by H. A. Bethe (10.1103/PhysRev.55.434)
- The Mechanism of Nuclear Fission
submitted in 1939 by N. Bohr and J. A. Wheeler (10.1103/PhysRev.56.426)
- On Continued Gravitational Contraction
submitted in 1939 by J. R. Oppenheimer and H. Snyder (10.1103/PhysRev.56.455)
1940 - 1949
- Existence of Electromagnetic-Hydrodynamic Waves
submitted in 1942 by H. Alfén (10.1038/150405d0)
- Evidence for the Existence of New Unstable Elementary Particles
submitted in 1947 by G. D. Rochester and C. C. Butler (10.1038/160855a0)
- The Penetration of Atomic Particles Through Matter
submitted in 1948 by N. Bohr (10.1016/S1876-0503(08)70172-5)
- A mathematical theory of communication
submitted in 1948 by C. E. Shannon (10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb01338.x)
- The Theory of Positrons
submitted in 1949 by R. P. Feynman (10.1103/PhysRev.76.749)
1950 - 1959
- Behavior of Neutral Particles under Charge Conjugation
submitted in 1955 by M. Gell-Mann and A. Pais (10.1103/PhysRev.97.1387)
- Mesonium and anti-mesonium
submitted in 1957 by B. Pontecorvo (Sov.Phys.JETP 6 (1957) 429)
1960 - 1969
- Partial-symmetries of weak interactions
submitted in 1961 by S. L. Glashow (10.1016/0029-5582(61)90469-2)
- Remarks on the unified model of elementary particles
submitted in 1962 by Z. Maki, M. Nakagawa and S. Sakata (10.1143/PTP.28.870)
- Unitary Symmetry and Leptonic Decays
submitted in 1963 by N. Cabibbo (10.1103/PhysRevLett.10.531)
- Evidence for the \( 2 \pi \) Decay of the \( K_2^0 \) Meson
submitted in 1964 by J. H. Christenson, J. W. Cronin, V. L. Fitch and R. Turlay (PhysRevLett.13.138)
- Electromagnetic and weak interactions
submitted in 1964 by A. Salam and J. C. Ward (10.1016/0031-9163(64)90711-5)
- A schematic model of baryons and mesons
submitted in 1964 by M. Gell-Mann (10.1016/S0031-9163(64)92001-3)
- A Model of Leptons
submitted in 1967 by S. Weinberg (10.1103/PhysRevLett.19.1264)
- Search for Neutrinos from the Sun
submitted in 1968 by R. Davis, D. S. Harmer and K. C. Hoffman (10.1103/PhysRevLett.20.1205)
- Neutrino astronomy and lepton charge
submitted in 1969 by V. Gribov and B. Pontecorvo (10.1016/0370-2693(69)90525-5)
1970 - 1979
- Rotation of the Andromeda Nebula from a Spectroscopic Survey of Emission Regions
submitted in 1970 by V. C. Rubin and W. K. Jr. Ford (10.1086/150317)
- Weak Interactions with Lepton-Hadron Symmetry
submitted in 1970 by S. L. Glashow, J. Iliopoulos and L. Maiani (10.1103/PhysRevD.2.1285)
- CP-Violation in the Renormalizable Theory of Weak Interaction
submitted in 1973 by M. Kobayashi and T. Maskawa (10.1143/PTP.49.652)
- Experimental Observation of a Heavy Particle \( J \)
submitted in 1974 by J. J. Aubert et al. (BNL) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.33.1404)
- Discovery of a Narrow Resonance in \(e^+ e^-\) Annihilation
submitted in 1974 by J. -E. Augustin et al. (SLAC) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.33.1406)
- Observation of a Dimuon Resonance at 9.5 GeV in 400-GeV Proton-Nucleus Collisions
submitted in 1977 by S. W. Herb et al. (Fermilab) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.252)
1980 - 1989
- Experimental observation of isolated large transverse energy electrons with associated missing energy at \( s = 540 \ \mathrm{GeV}\)
submitted in 1983 by G. Arnison et al. (UA1 Collaboration) (10.1016/0370-2693(83)91177-2)
- Observation of single isolated electrons of high transverse momentum in events with missing transverse energy at the CERN \( pp \) collider
submitted in 1983 by M. Banner et al. (The UA2 Collaboration) (10.1016/0370-2693(83)91605-2)
- Experimental observation of lepton pairs of invariant mass around \(95 \ \mathrm{GeV}/c^2\) at the CERN SPS collider
submitted in 1983 by G. Arnison et al. (UA1 Collaboration) (10.1016/0370-2693(83)90188-0)
- Evidence for \( Z^0 \to e^+ e^- \) at the CERN \( pp \) collider
submitted in 1983 by P. Bagnaia et al. (The UA2 Collaboration) (10.1016/0370-2693(83)90744-X)
1990 - 1999
- A review of the homestake solar neutrino experiment
submitted in 1994 by R. Davis (10.1016/0146-6410(94)90004-3)
- Observation of Top Quark Production in \(p\overline{p^{}}\) Collisions with the Collider Detector at Fermilab
submitted in 1995 by F. Abe et al. (CDF Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2626)
- Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos
submitted in 1998 by Y. Fukuda et al. (The Super-Kamiokande Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562)
2000 - 2004
- Observation of Large CP Violation in the Neutral \(B\) Meson System
submitted in 2001 by K. Abe et al. (Belle Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.091802)
- Measurement of the Rate of \( \nu_e + d \to p + p + e^- \) Interactions Produced by \( ^{8}\text{B} \) Solar Neutrinos at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
submitted in 2001 by Q. R. Ahmad et al. (SNO Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.071301)
- Direct Evidence for Neutrino Flavor Transformation from Neutral-Current Interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
submitted in 2002 by Q. R. Ahmad et al. (SNO Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.011301)
2010 - 2014
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
submitted in 2012 by G. Aad et al. (The ATLAS Collaboration) (10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.020)
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
submitted in 2012 by S. Chatrchyan et al. (CMS Collaboration) (10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.021)
2015 - 2019
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
submitted in 2016 by B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102)
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
submitted in 2017 by B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.161101)
- GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence
submitted in 2017 by B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.141101)
- First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole
submitted in 2019 by K. Akiyama et al. (The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration) (10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7)
2020 - 2024
- GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 \( M_\odot \)
submitted in 2020 by R. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration) (10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.101102)
2025 - 2029
- Observation of charge-parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays
submitted in 2025 by R. Aaij et al. (LHCb collaboration) (10.48550/arXiv.2503.16954)