Maury Goodman, "The Particle Data Group and the Review of Particle Physics"
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F-108
Building 362
Description
Abstract:
The Particle Data Group publishes the Review of Particle Physics and
the PDG booklet every two years. The RPP includes 118 reviews, and
until recently, detailed listings of particle properties (masses, branching
ratios, etc.). The listings are now available on the web through an interface
known as PDGLive and are updated annually. After an overview of the PDG
and RPP, I will describe some example issues involving a review (Higgs) and
the listings (neutrino). I will also describe some upcoming changes in the
definition of fundamental constants, some meson name changes, and
the issue of whether to continue printing of the RPP and the booklet.