In physics research, many activities occur backstage or to continue the theatrical metaphor, in the wings of physics. This book focuses on two such activities: the editing of physics journals and the operation of physical societies.The author was editor of Physics Letters B for particle physics and then of Physics Reports for a total of 18 years, as well as being president of the French Physical Society and later of the European Physical Society.This book puts together papers dealing with such activities which he has written at various times in his career. It takes the reader into the inner circles of scientific editing and of physical societies. Each introduced by a foreword, these papers can be read separately.
An editing experiment; physics reports, an editorial experiment;
publishing and editing; physics with north Holland; editing in physics -
quality control in the electronic age, 1993; "de bibliotheca" - the past and
modern physics research library; physical societies and physics communities;
three addresses to the European physical society; "looking forward"; address
of the president of EPS, 1991; address to the council of EPS, 1992; address
to the council of EPS, 1993; the EPS, physics and industry, 1991.
