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Thanks for the great advice! My first thought was reaching out to former professors by email (can't visit in person), but I wanted to see if there was a more a

Thanks for the great advice! My first thought was reaching out to former professors by email (can't visit in person), but I wanted to see if there was a more appropriate way, like an online pre-print vetting community or something. I will definitely tone-down my description of the current state of drag prediction; definitely don't want to offend or be considered a crackpot before anyone even looking at my derivation and results.

impendia 8y ago
The arXiv does serve as an online preprint vetting community, and it would provide you a venue in which to publicly disseminate your work. (You might need either a university-affiliated email or an endorsement, though -- not sure exactly.) But it's not really a good place to attract attention. Dozens of papers are published there every day, and the more unconventional ones tend to get ignored (unless they're authored by people who are already famous). Another thing you might do is attend a scientific conference. If possible, see if there's some small, not-terribly-prestigious conference in a related subject, somewhere within driving distance. In my subject, number theory, these are quite common; they're typically held over weekends and are largely designed to give graduate students a venue in which to speak. Book a hotel, go to all the talks, ask questions. If you strike up conversations with people, you might can ask if you can run your theory by them.
- lordvon 8y ago
  I took a look at registering for arXiv, and since I am not currently affiliated with a University it seems like I wasn't able to proceed. And then there is the question of whether it is beneficial for me, like you said. I would love to go to conferences, though it might be expensive for the ultimate aim of getting professional second opinions. Will look into it!
itronitron 8y ago
offending an academic is often a sign that you are on to something significant :)

impendia 8y ago

The arXiv does serve as an online preprint vetting community, and it would provide you a venue in which to publicly disseminate your work. (You might need either a university-affiliated email or an endorsement, though -- not sure exactly.) But it's not really a good place to attract attention. Dozens of papers are published there every day, and the more unconventional ones tend to get ignored (unless they're authored by people who are already famous). Another thing you might do is attend a scientific conference. If possible, see if there's some small, not-terribly-prestigious conference in a related subject, somewhere within driving distance. In my subject, number theory, these are quite common; they're typically held over weekends and are largely designed to give graduate students a venue in which to speak. Book a hotel, go to all the talks, ask questions. If you strike up conversations with people, you might can ask if you can run your theory by them.

lordvon 8y ago
I took a look at registering for arXiv, and since I am not currently affiliated with a University it seems like I wasn't able to proceed. And then there is the question of whether it is beneficial for me, like you said. I would love to go to conferences, though it might be expensive for the ultimate aim of getting professional second opinions. Will look into it!

itronitron 8y ago

offending an academic is often a sign that you are on to something significant :)