Scientific Eponyms in Latin America: The Case of Jerzy Plebanski in the Area of Mathematical Physics

The emergence of the term 'Plebanski' as a topic trend in the scientific literature is studied as a significant communication event resulting from its use by authors to refer to the relevant aspects of Jerzy Plebanski (JP) scientific work in the area of mathematical physics. We searched th...

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Published in:Social epistemology 2018-01, Vol.32 (1), p.63-74
Main Authors: Collazo-Reyes, Francisco, García-Compeán, Hugo, Pérez-Angón, Miguel Ángel, Russell, Jane Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
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Communication
Eponymy
Jerzy Plebanski
Latin America
Literature
mathematical physics
obliteration by incorporation
Physics
Plebanski eponym
Plebanski, Jerzy
Scientific community
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Summary:The emergence of the term 'Plebanski' as a topic trend in the scientific literature is studied as a significant communication event resulting from its use by authors to refer to the relevant aspects of Jerzy Plebanski (JP) scientific work in the area of mathematical physics. We searched the 'Plebanski' topic included in the titles, abstracts and key words of the papers registered in five databases: ADS/NASA, MathSciNet, SCOPUS, SPIRES and Web of Science. Our results clearly show the evolution of the JP's scientific work from a cited reference to a recognized term in the indexes of the published literature, then to a nodal concept in the scientific communication process and finally as an eponym in the Latin American scholar literature.
ISSN:0269-1728
1464-5297
DOI:10.1080/02691728.2017.1392646