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sodetto I, Galileo Galilei, have abjured, sworn, promised, and I've obligated as above, and in the true faith, I signed with my own hand this coupon my Abjuration and recited word for word, in Rome, in the convent of Minerva, this 22nd June 1633.




The last post in this blog back in exactly a month ago.
mentioned the story of the demons of Wisdom, but in all honesty ' "I thought it was a flash, but it was a beginning " .
I mentioned in passing to the fact that a Catholic politician had questioned the opportunity 'to Maiani at the head of the CNR, but naively I expected it was a lonely voice. But the thing 'was taken so' seriously by the political world that has' come to the next parliamentary debate hallucinating, fortunately ended well.
Several times I was about to write a post about it to speak my mind, but every time or I had too much work or I had to cultivate my hobbies (*) and a little voice told me that both things were a better use of my time (**) that do not dump on the web yet another opinion on this story. This
'and that' different now, and 'I read this letter Hon. Gabriella Carlucci that the height of the controversy sought to delegitimize Maiani on a different plane from the one used so far (which was "OMG bastard has criticized the Pope! 1! "), that" it is not 'so' good ':

in proposing to the President of CNR Luciano Maiani was defined physical high-profile dotato di grandi capacità manageriali.
Niente di più falso.

Maiani nel 1969 ha avuto la fortuna di lavorare per un semestre ad Harvard con Sheldon Glashow (Premio Nobel per la Fisica nel 1979) con i quale pubblicò l’unico suo lavoro degno di interesse .
Lavoro che firmò ma che chiaramente non capì visto che nel 1974 lo rinnegò pubblicando un altro lavoro (nota bene: insieme a Cabibbo, Parisi e Petronzio) dove confusero particelle elementari di proprietà fisiche diverse. Successivamente Glashow addirittura si oppose a che Maiani ottenesse un posto di ruolo al CERN poiché manifestamente non aveva capito una teoria di cui era autore. Cosa, questa, estremamente ridicola.

All this created a considerable damage to the image of Italian physics and well-publicized Roman School of Wisdom: the famous "Fermi heirs" who have not yet produced nothing scientifically significant but are very skilled in obtaining positions Power: Cabibbo was President of INFN and ENEA, Petronzio is the current President of INFN, Parisi has chaired the Advisory Committee of High Maiani that led to the President of CNR.

Maiani was President of INFN and CERN Director of causing devastating damage to both institutions. Particularly critical was his management of the CERN as evidenced by several documents (see, for example, Nature, 4 October and 11 October 2001).
Letizia Moratti, then Minister of Research, was able to resolve the crisis and prevented a very bad shape Italy. Remember that Parisi and Petronzio in the streets protesting against the Italian Moratti just as she undertook to save face (and not only) their companion Maiani.

All this can not be forgotten. It would therefore be useful for the good of all and most importantly, the CNR Maiani that would make a step backwards. I also ask my colleagues on the Cultural Commission of the center to become better informed before making judgments based on facts and not clearly in bad faith. This call is particularly addressed to the Secretary Luciano Modica.

For whom and 'field, and this letter' ridiculous. But for those who are not ', my statement applies to both the Hon. Carlucci. So I decided to give up activities 'more' rewarding (***) to comment on the parts of me bold.



His only work worthy of interest : Carlucci here speaks of 1970 as part Maiani, with Glashow and Iliopoulos, had predicted the existence of a quark with a few years in advance. E 'undoubtedly the most interesting article of his career: any book of particle physics, at any level (textbook, or disclosure, or depth for experts), mentions it as one of the foundations of the discipline in its current form. For whom and
'field and' relatively simple to explain: here explain it in two slides, 9 and 10, students at their very first approach to the matter . Here
and 'can take a look at recent scientific production. I agree that none of these is 'remotely equal part of 1970 which has immortalized his name, but this' definitely does not mean they are crap.

denied him in 1974: I do not know exactly what you're talking about here, but it 's possible that the true Carlucci says: the original article of Glashow, Iliopoulos and Maiani step 'completely unnoticed, and for one simple reason, that' nobody in the community 'scientific take him seriously. Recently I read many books devoted to the development of the ideas of those years, and in one of these was the analysis of article citations received in subsequent years: in 1970, 0, 0 in 1971, 0 in 1972, 1 in 1973 someone in 1974, a gazillion in 1975, a gazillion to the square in 1976, and so 'on. (My slides above and explain what 'happened in late 1974 that has attracted so' much attention to that article of Maiani et al.)
There were some very reasonable reasons why that item was not taken very serious at the time, only sensational and unexpected experimental data, which arrived in 1974, could indicate what was the right way (and if there were other sensational and unexpected experimental data in 1973, however, no one would understand what it was) .
It 's not surprising it' disgraceful that the authors themselves at the same time explore other ways. Indeed, here explains how the practice to explore more 'alternative paths at the same time is still strong in the field.

All this created a considerable damage to the image of Italian physics : I am not. And even if there was shame or ridicule in that of 1974 (and there was not) would be largely offset by the brilliant reputation of the overall story. A little 'as Einstein, which refers to his statement today with sympathy "the cosmological constant was the most' biggest mistake of my life" ( here is explaining what ', and you can' guess why that phrase Einstein Today tenderness).

's famous "Fermi heirs" who have not yet produced nothing scientifically significant : This is one of the schools instead of more natural 'long-lived and respected in the world. She explicitly mentions Cabibbo and Parisi, who share with Maiani something quite rare and impressive: there are equations that carry their names. The former president of the National Research Council, indicated from the center-right, you can not 'say the same (it had collected only three publications in a lifetime). This
'that has to be eternal and Cabibbo' described in the slides 6 and 7 of the same slide above .

Particularly critical was his management of the CERN : the whole letter, it is 'the only part that can not' be branded as a clear result of ignorance or bad faith. In fact, his administration was sharply critical of CERN.

Letizia Moratti, then Minister of Research, was able to resolve the crisis and prevented a very bad shape Italy: I am not, and I'd be curious to know how he would "solve the crisis." All this 'happened and' who Maiani was accused of not being a good manager because 'the construction of LHC had cost more' than expected, but was not removed from office. Check 'the natural expiration of his term, and was elected his successor (the French Aymar).




(*) eg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZN1puUwH0c&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = IOyEw9bT8yQ & feature = related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WKYmx4i1Q&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvn8wsIrHag&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es6pW7N0GiA&feature=related

(**) this too would be a better use of my time:
http://www.youtube.com/ watch? v = ffDPTKn7HiY

(***) eg. search for more videos in this series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0fvQQtkqoA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iShb6NBtCI4&NR=1





[Update 21/02/2008:] Glashow wrote a letter to refute the Carlucci:

February 14, 2008
Sr. Romano Prodi Prime Minister

Dear Sir:
I have been shown the contents of a slanderous letter written to you by Sra. Gabriella Carlucci, MP and dated February 7, 2008. This letter was published in Puglia-Live and has been widely disseminated. It falsely claims that I have questioned the scientific competence of Prof. Luciano Maiani, the recently elected President of the CNR, and had opposed his appointment at CERN. These utterly invidious and untrue allegations were part of a more general attempt to belittle the scientific standing of Prof. Maiani. The letter denigrates his scientific accomplishments over the years and those of his colleagues, Profs. Cabibbo, Parisi and Petronzio, whose work was claimed to have caused serious damage to the image of Italian physics worldwide. Not so!
The remarks that Sra. Carlucci attributes to me are wholly untrue and malicious. Prof. Maiani played a key role in our collaboration decades ago, for which he was duly recognized internationally by the awards of the highly regarded Dirac Medal and Sakurai Prize. Maiani’s many research publications have been cited well over 8000 times (not including the 3600 citations to our joint work). I have never written, suggested or thought anything remotely disparaging about the skill and accomplishments of this stellar Italian scientist.
The more general arguments in Sra. Carlucci’s letter are equally false, slanderous and malicious. I, and my colleagues worldwide, have the highest regard for the many outstanding contributions of Italian theorists to particle physics, among whom Profs. Cabibbo, Petronzio and Parisi (as well as Maiani) are leading luminaries and indeed may be regarded as ‘heirs to Fermi.’ No event associated with their distinguished scientific careers has ever caused the slightest damage to the image of Italian physics. In the eyes of a foreign scholar, if there is anything that can damage the image of your country’s scientific institutions, it is the vulgarity and deception of this slanderous attempt at denigration of some of your nation’s most distinguished scientists.
Sincerely,
Sheldon L. Glashow
Nobel Laureate
Foreign Member, Accademia dei Lincei


La Carlucci risponde:

Caro Prof. Glashow,

Lei ha scritto to the President Prodi brutally insulting me without going to the substance of things.

inform you that the contents of the letter that has aroused your anger come from news published in Italian newspapers, on Nature and on "Letters to Nuovo Cimento. News never denied. Only now I am writing to ask you a simple question: if

Maiani and his friends are, as you say, stellar esteemed luminaries around the world, because they never won the Nobel Prize? Yet the Italian particle physics (and, in particular, the Roman) is a percentage and in absolute terms among the best funded in the world.

I hope I will answer without insulting me. And do not tell lies: I could surprise her.

Cordiali saluti.

Gabriella Carlucci


[update, 23/2/2008:] Glashow scrive un'altra lettera per rispondere di nuovo alla Carlucci:

Dear Sra Carlucci,

Despite your earlier comments and whatever your sources may be, the fact is that I have never questioned Prof. Maiani's stature as a superb and accomplished researcher. I am outraged that you have tarnished my own reputation by such a false and invidious allegation. It is true that several Italian theorists (including Maiani) are deserving of Nobel Prizes, but there are far more such candidates than Prizes. Recall that world-renowned physics luminaries such as Edward Witten, Stephen Hawking, Yoichiro Nambu, among many others, are not Nobel Laurestes.
Whether (or not) Italian Physicists Have won Nobel Prizes, and Whether (or not) They are well funded, They Have Made Exceptional contributions to physics, at least as many as Any Other European nation. Italy
Should Be very proud of the ITS many scientific heroes, and not malign Them. Sincerely


Sheldon Lee Glashow

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