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Reviews of Modern Physics
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<p><i>Reviews of Modern Physics</i> (often abbreviated RMP) is a quarterly <a href="/facts/Peer_review/ly6yEgcW">peer-reviewed</a> <a href="/facts/Scientific_journal/A4Slzknw">scientific journal</a> published by the <a href="/facts/American_Physical_Society/DCkkU6dD">American Physical Society</a>. It was established in 1929 and the current <a href="/facts/Editor-in-chief/d76Qb3Tr">editor-in-chief</a> is Michael Thoennessen. The journal publishes <a href="/facts/Review_article/zJb444sS">review articles</a>, usually by established researchers, on all aspects of <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">physics</a> and related fields. The reviews are usually accessible to non-specialists and serve as introductory material to graduate students, which survey recent work, discuss key problems to be solved and provide perspectives toward the end. </p><p>The journal has published several historically significant papers on <a href="/facts/Quantum_foundations/ALdNv2sn">quantum foundations</a>, as well as the development of the <a href="/facts/Standard_Model/LhVGf9ow">Standard Model</a> of particle physics. </p>