Progress of Theoretical Physics
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Progress of Theoretical Physics is a monthly scientific journal published in Japan. The first issue was in July 1946, eleven months after the surrender of Japan
. It was founded by Hideki Yukawa
who received Nobel Prize in Physics
in 1949. Currently, publishing and managing is supported by the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
and Physical Society of Japan. Approximately half the copies of each issue are distributed outside Japan, and papers from countries other than Japan are also acceptable. The Online Submission and Review System began on September 1, 2008.
follows paper in July 1946 as well. In the first issues, most authors were from the Kyoto Imperial University (now Kyoto University
).
Copies of all or the most the volumes and papers are available online
.
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of Japan in 1945 brought hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent...
. It was founded by Hideki Yukawa
Hideki Yukawa
né , was a Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate.-Biography:Yukawa was born in Tokyo and grew up in Kyoto. In 1929, after receiving his degree from Kyoto Imperial University, he stayed on as a lecturer for four years. After graduation, he was interested in...
who received Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
in 1949. Currently, publishing and managing is supported by the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
The is a research institute in the field of theoretical physics, attached to Kyoto University in Japan. It was inaugurated in 1952.While the center is often referred to as "YITP", this can be confusing as YITP also stands for the C. N...
and Physical Society of Japan. Approximately half the copies of each issue are distributed outside Japan, and papers from countries other than Japan are also acceptable. The Online Submission and Review System began on September 1, 2008.
History
The paper submitted within 6 months after the surrender of Japan, then released its first issue in July 1946, titled "Magnetic Moment and Virtual Dissociation of Nuclear Particle" by Gentaro Araki (荒木源太郎), "On the Generalized Transformation Functions" by Yasutaka Tanikawa (谷川安孝), "On the Electromagnetic Properties of Nucleons" by Minoru Kobayashi (小林稔) and Eizo Kanai (金井 英三) respectively. Sin-Itiro TomonagaSin-Itiro Tomonaga
was a Japanese physicist, influential in the development of quantum electrodynamics, work for which he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 along with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger.-Biography:...
follows paper in July 1946 as well. In the first issues, most authors were from the Kyoto Imperial University (now Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
).
Copies of all or the most the volumes and papers are available online
.
Influential papers
Several papers are among the most heavily-cited in history, and have been greatly influential in the development of physics during the last half of the 20th century and to date.- 1965 NobelNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
laureate Sin-Itiro TomonagaSin-Itiro Tomonagawas a Japanese physicist, influential in the development of quantum electrodynamics, work for which he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 along with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger.-Biography:...
's first paper on renormalizationRenormalizationIn quantum field theory, the statistical mechanics of fields, and the theory of self-similar geometric structures, renormalization is any of a collection of techniques used to treat infinities arising in calculated quantities....
, "On a Relativistically Invariant Formulation of the Quantum Theory of Wave Fields" on Vol. 1 in 1946 - 2008 Nobel laureates Makoto KobayashiMakoto Kobayashi (physicist)is a Japanese physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one quarter of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature."- Biography :After completing his PhD at...
and Toshihide MaskawaToshihide Maskawais a Japanese theoretical physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one quarter of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature."-Biography:A native of Aichi...
, "Proposal of a Novel CP-Violation Mechanism Predicting Six Flavors of Quarks" CP-Violation in the Renormalizable Theory of Weak Interaction on Vol. 49 in 1973.
- Maskawa commented that having the academic journalAcademic journalAn academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
of world class under the management of mainly Japanese people is very important to receive an objective evaluation on researches and studies from outside Japan, at the press conferenceNews releaseA press release, news release, media release, press statement or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy...
right after Nobel Prize award announcement.
Others
- ISSNInternational Standard Serial NumberAn International Standard Serial Number is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication. Periodicals published in both print and electronic form may have two ISSNs, a print ISSN and an electronic ISSN...
are:
- PTP (Progress of Theoretical Physics) 0033-068X (print), 1347-0481 (online)
- PTP (Progress of Theoretical Physics) Supplement 0375-9687 (print), 1347-0481 (online)
- Supplement is published on an approx. quarterly basis and covers long original, review papers or collection of papers on some particular topic(s).
See also
- Yukawa Institute for Theoretical PhysicsYukawa Institute for Theoretical PhysicsThe is a research institute in the field of theoretical physics, attached to Kyoto University in Japan. It was inaugurated in 1952.While the center is often referred to as "YITP", this can be confusing as YITP also stands for the C. N...
- Hideki YukawaHideki Yukawané , was a Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate.-Biography:Yukawa was born in Tokyo and grew up in Kyoto. In 1929, after receiving his degree from Kyoto Imperial University, he stayed on as a lecturer for four years. After graduation, he was interested in...
- Yoichiro NambuYoichiro Nambuis a Japanese-born American physicist, currently a professor at the University of Chicago. Known for his contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he was awarded a one-half share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2008 for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in...
- Sin-Itiro TomonagaSin-Itiro Tomonagawas a Japanese physicist, influential in the development of quantum electrodynamics, work for which he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 along with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger.-Biography:...
- Makoto KobayashiMakoto Kobayashi (physicist)is a Japanese physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one quarter of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature."- Biography :After completing his PhD at...
- Toshihide MaskawaToshihide Maskawais a Japanese theoretical physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one quarter of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature."-Biography:A native of Aichi...
External links
- Official web site
- Progress of Theoretical Physics Japan Science and Technology Agency (科学技術振興機構)