Rochester Conferences
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Rochester Conferences are a renowned series of international physics meetings, especially influential in the development of high-energy and particle physics in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics conference series
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series of scientific conferences ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
International Conferences on High-Energy Physics
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Rochester Conferences on High-Energy Nuclear Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
graduate students in physics
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research physicists ⓘ |
| communityRole | brought together leading physicists from Europe, North America, and Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
high-energy physics
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particle physics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | growth of nuclear and particle physics after World War II ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to consolidation of high-energy physics as a distinct discipline
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facilitated international collaboration in particle physics ⓘ helped shape the emerging standard model of particle physics ⓘ |
| importance | one of the earliest major international series in high-energy physics ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
development of high-energy physics
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development of particle physics ⓘ mid-20th century physics ⓘ |
| knowledgeDisseminationRole | central venue for announcing major discoveries in particle physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rochester, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisationalForm | periodic international meeting ⓘ |
| role |
forum for presenting new experimental results in particle physics
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forum for theoretical developments in high-energy physics ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
fundamental interactions
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high-energy experiments ⓘ subatomic particles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmic rays
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elementary particles ⓘ high-energy accelerators ⓘ nuclear interactions ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ strong interactions ⓘ weak interactions ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent |
academic conference
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research meeting ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants |
experimental physicists
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nuclear physicists ⓘ particle physicists ⓘ theoretical physicists ⓘ |
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