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Re:Many junior scientists need to take a hard look at their ... by improbable22 on Friday October 27, 2017 @05:24AM (#15566847)
In alphabetical fields people avoid saying "Author et. al." for this reason. Lots of famous papers are known by their three- or four-letter acronyms.

If you called "BCS" (superconductivity) "Bardeen et. al." it would take everyone a minute to figure out what you meant, and they'd wonder about your background.

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