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Fundamental Research and Developing Countries

Physics and Society 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory Physics Education Popular Physics

Abstract

In the first part of this report, I discuss the sociological role of fundamental research in Developing Countries (DC) and how to realize this program. In the second part, I give a brief and elementary introduction to the field of high-energy physics (HEP), accessible to a large audience not necessary physicists. The aim of this report is to make politicians and financial backers aware on the long-term usefulness of fundamental research in DC and on the possible globalisation of HEP and, in general, of science.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0212085,
  title  = {Fundamental Research and Developing Countries},
  author = {Stephan Narison},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0212085},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

9 pages: English version of the communications in French at the press: Tribune de Madagascar (n. 4212: 26 november 2002) and (december 2002, to appear). Figures with much better resolution available on demand