Talk:Alexei Starobinsky

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A fact from Alexei Starobinsky appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the first model of cosmic inflation was formulated by a Soviet physicist but initially remained unknown outside the Soviet Union?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alexei Starobinsky.

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GA Review

Passed. Ldm1954 (talk) 02:38, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Alexei Starobinsky/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Sgubaldo (talk · contribs) 02:05, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Ldm1954 (talk · contribs) 07:07, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It will take me a bit. An initial brief look indicates that it looks good, although there are a few uncited statements that may need cleaning. More to come. Ldm1954 (talk) 07:07, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking this up. Sgubaldo (talk) 09:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Initial comments:

Please include the title of his PhD thesis. Ideal would be a link to a pdf as well, but this may not exist.
If you mention Hawking radiation, you have to say something about whether it is real, as I believe this is still being debated. There is a lot more material on this, including on the page on it. You need to carefully say something.
Overall it is well constructed and well sourced.

But, it is not obvious to me whether everything in Alexei Starobinsky#Research is accurate enough, and I have to wonder about neutrality of the interpretation. I said wonder because I do not know enough about the area. I think it is appropriate that I ask for a second/expert opinion at WP:Physics. Ldm1954 (talk) 08:38, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Important. please go to MediaWiki, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=cosmic+inflation&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image. There are images which would probably be useful to illustrate. Ldm1954 (talk) 08:46, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- PhD Thesis - I've included the title of his PhD thesis (Quantum effects and wave amplification in strong gravitational fields) in the infobox and education section. I tried to find a link to it online, but I can't find it anywhere, not even on lists of his publications.
- Hawking Radiation – I've added a note specifically stating that this is theoretical and hasn't been observed.
- Research Section – Sure, I'm not an expert in the area either, so I'm happy to wait for someone else from WP:Physics to take a look.
- Image – I've included the classic timeline of the universe image, with a short caption on when the inflationary epoch took place.
Sgubaldo (talk) 12:52, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A few more:
In the "editorial positions", please check the Wayback machine to see if there are archived pages which mention him as editor -- this is stronger than his CV.

Please add a source for quantum gravity, as Wikipedia is not a reliable. Also gravitational waves
Ldm1954 (talk) 09:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid the Wayback Machine does not have archived pages for the editorial boards of these journals that go far back enough to see him. I can use this profile from Physics Today or remove the section altogether if you prefer.

Quantum gravity – added.

Gravitational waves – the source is the paper cited when saying they would be detectable as a background, so I've merged the two sentences into one.

Sgubaldo (talk) 12:11, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar):

b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.
a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Ldm1954 (talk) 12:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by TheSandDoctor talk 00:34, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the first model of cosmic inflation was formulated by a Soviet physicist but initially remained unknown in the West?

Source: Gribbin, John (1996). Companion to the cosmos. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 221. ISBN 978-8-17-371245-6 – via Internet Archive. and Guth, Alan (1997). The Inflationary Universe: the Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins. New York: Basic Books. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-20-132840-0 – via Internet Archive.

ALT1: ... that Stephen Hawking conjectured Hawking radiation after a visit to a Soviet physicist and his doctoral student? Source: Ferguson, Kitty (2011). Stephen Hawking: A Life Well Lived. Bantam Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-44-811047-6 – via Google Books.
Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by Sgubaldo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Sgubaldo (talk) 14:55, 11 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Date, size, refs, neutrality, QPQ (not needed), GA status (confirmed), all GTG. Prefer ALT0 to ALT1. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:55, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]