It is somewhat mysterious to me why one would want to publicly announce what one intends to investigate. I could understand that one publishes a concrete technical question, hoping for hints or even for full answers. But a research project is something that either one is sufficiently fascinated with that one wants to implement it oneself, or else, assuming that one isn't very interested in it, it might be better not to describe it publicly (but give it to Master student, for example). Your project sounds quite interesting. But I would never want to work on it, because it is YOUR project. I therefore recommend that you sit down and do the thought processes and estimates necessary to reach the goals of your project and then publish the results of your efforts, provided they are sufficiently interesting to be publishable! Other modes of pursuing scientific goals are likely to have a negative impact on either the quality of science or the quality of life of scientists.
Dear Jürg,
thank you for your feedback. Indeed, if I were not retiered, I would give problems on this topic to Master and PhD students; but according to the rules at my University, this would require some quite unpleasant formal procedures of my faculty in each case. I think Hendrik is in a similar situtation.
Since we have already done some basic work on this topic, cf. the references, we decided to put some remaining questions on record, hoping that there are others who become interested. They are cordially invited to join this project - which does not mean that we want to become their coauthors. As to me, I will communicate here any progress I make on this topic and I will be glad about any progress made by others.
I hope this explains my motivation to try out Researchgate in this matter.
Detlev
Thanks for your answer! I remain to be convinced that your initiative serves a good purpose. Well, I hope we will be able to discuss this and many other questions in person!
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