Talk:Alexei Starobinsky/GA1

GA Review
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Nominator: 02:05, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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)


 * Thank you for taking this up. Sgubaldo (talk) 09:25, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * 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 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar):
 * b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):


 * 1) 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):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) 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):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Ldm1954 (talk) 12:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) 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):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Ldm1954 (talk) 12:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Ldm1954 (talk) 12:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)