Physicist Definition and 662 Threads

Being a theoretical physicist... Do i need to be that talented or genius to be theoretical physicist...?

Hi, I am not even in grad school yet. But I have been reading a lot about the "post doc trap" lately. I have also read some of two-fish quant's posts talking about jobs outside of academia. I'd want to know the landscape of employment opportunities for Physics Ph.D's outside of...

Theoretical physicist... I'm an A-level student...i want to be a theoretical physicist...what am i supposed to do right now...can anyone guide me...i know i should have been a bit specific while asking this...but i want to have a general guidence for it...!...thanks for any kind of help...

what shall I do my Exam will finished after 12 days and my Summer vacation will began I want know from where I should start in physics in this vacation :rolleyes:

guys, what do i need to do to be a physicist, my major was economy, but I'm interested in physics,too. Now after university life, i started to do a job. BUT I want to go further on the study of science.I have learned video lectures of MIT on general mechanics and electricity and magnetism, i...

I'm not sure if Quantum physics can be a specialization.. and if it can then what jobs can a Quantum physicist have ? also can you tell me what other subjects you would have to study along with Quantum physics ?

I want to have some career advice from you all, let me first start with my background... I graduated from a BME program, and finished a PhD in MRI last year. I am currently a Research Scientist at a hospital. After working for almost a year, I found myself lacking ideas in doing research. To...

Whats the work life of an experimental physicist like? Hours? Pay? Activities and duties? etc. etc.

Hello. First of all, I want to sorry everyone who read this thread. I'm so sorry that I'm not so good in english. I'll try my best to make you guys understand what I try to deliver. Before my age 17 years old, I don't have any interests in physics at all. I do taking class in physics at...

My daughter is 15 years old and soon to be 10th grader. She's considering what career field to go into. So far she's been looking at Pharmacist, Medical Physicist and Biomedical Engineer. She doesn't care for the memorization in Biology, thought that Honors Chem was okay, will be doing AP...

I have just completed my freshmen year. I want to do major in physics. I am really confused should I go with general physics or focus in some particular branch of it for a good career? I do not want to be a professor doing major in physics but want to do some research and also earn good with my...

Hi, I wanted to know what if someone who was very good in physics but didn't get the chance to study at college, and have his/her own great physics theories that would benefit science, what will be the future of a someone like that? would the story of Will ( in the good will hunting ) be the...

I want to become a theoretical physicist, but the job outlook is not as great as I would wish it to be. However, I still want to study theoretical physics as I find it extremely interesting. So what I am thinking is that I get a BA in electronic engineering, and then seek employment in that...

Who here is an actual physicist?

I want to become the best physicist of all times. is this unrealistic?

Here's the situation. I finished my bachelors in physics last year, and I want to ‘convert’ from a physicist to an electrical engineer. Now that I’ve got grad school offers (MS) in electrical engineering, how do I actually go about converting myself to an electrical engineer? I’m planning to...

I ask this question because some time ago I was attending some course in LQG, and I was very surprised of the lack of knowledge of the teacher in anything that was not completely related to his investigation. Even things that he knew, he only knew it in the particular context of his work and...

the argument came up in class today, people were saying the typical Newton and einstein etc but i feel the aren't really that relevant anymore. so in your opinion, who is the greatest scientist of this century? in terms of both scientific findings, educating the masses of certain theories, and...

These are some notes of the observations I've made over the past few months looking for jobs. This might be useful for someone else but keep in mind it's rather focused around my personal situation and preferences. I did my PhD and postdoc in theoretical condensed matter physics, mostly DFT /...

About 8-10 months ago my hobby/fascination with astronomy blew up into an obsession with both physics and astronomy. Since then I've been devouring everything I can get my hands on about either subject. I legitimately think physics/astronomy are the two most interesting subjects conceived by the...

For some, it seems like they were destined to be a physicist and knew it from the start. Einstein was amazed by his father's compass when he was just a boy, Richard Feynman watched gravity at work when he placed a ball on a toy truck when he was a kid, etc. It seems like the 'greats' had a bond...

I am a High school student in Ontario Canada, and I am currently completing my final year in High school. Recently I received acceptance to University of Toronto Mathematical and Physical sciences along with their prestigious engineering science program. My parents, though not forcing me to go...

Many colleges require that all students learn a foreign language, but I have no idea which one I would want to study. Right now I don't know which area of physics I want to go into, or where I want to live. I suppose that if I stay in the U.S. it doesn't really matter which foreign language I...

I want to one day become a Engineer but I also want to have the level of in depth knowledge about theoretical physics that a physicist would have I have applied to University and have so far been accepted for Medical Physics,(Ryerson) Electrical Engineering, (Ryerson) Space Engineering, (York)...

I am a physicist (master, PhD) and have a job opportunity in an electrical engeneering company. Does anyone have experiences with this situation? What is a possible career path? My first impression is that people with a Masters in EE possibly outperform any physicist because of their...

I'm a graduate student of theoretical physics. I'd like to specialize in the field of quantum information, quantum theory in general. For that reason, i`d really like to study the theory of Hillbert space, or/and operators, for example, in mathematical detail so that i'll be able to have a...

What are the difference? What does each one specialize in? I've tried looking on google but I can't really find anything that explains exactly what they do.

Hi, this may be quite stupid question but I have to ask... How easy is to find a job as physicist... I am currently 18 and next year I'm ending my high school. I was considering to carry on studying IT or physics...As jounger I loved doing stuff with computers, but now I'm quite fed up with...

Dau--film about Russian physicist Lev Landau 1908-1968 The film-maker is Khrzhanovsky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Khrzhanovsky Here is the Cannes Film Festival page about the Landau film ("Dau") http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/cinefoundation/ficheFilmAtelier/id/4347979/year/2006.html...

Most research on nuclear fusion obviously is done in materials for containing and generating the plasma and this is not the speciality of a nuclear physicist. Is there actually anything for nuclear physicists to do for research other than figuring out a totally new path for achieving fusion?

Hello everyone. I'm a 11th grader who plans on becoming a theoretical physicist. In fact, for most of the time, the only thing that goes in my head is trying to think of an idea to find a better alternative to quantum mechanics, as I feel that it is not in accordance with nature. I have the...

Hello; What is a theoretical physicist? Is it someone who studies theoretical physics? If so, what is theoretical physics? If I say I am a theoretical physicist, what do I do? Does this mean that I don't do any experimentation to test my hypotheses as that would make me an experimental...

So, if I'm a person who loves physics and has no problems with equations, but simply isn't very creative with mathematics and isn't exactly in love with it either, should I not pursue a career in physics?

I am currently a junior in high school taking Pre-AP Physics, classical mechanics (pre-requisite for AP Physics, still classical mechanics). I chose to take this class because I had SOME interest in learning about the physical world and how it works. I'm exactly one semester into the class and I...

i was researching einestein's life when it occur to me, who could be einestein favourite physicist, anyone??

If I wanted to become a theoretical physicist, would it be useful to learn russian? It's a fairly easy language for me, as my native language is czech which is very similar. I somehow have a feeling that they have some good research centers or accelerators. It's not that it's my dream to work...

¿What are the psychological characteristics of the best physicist of the history? I would like to talk with you about the psychology of their minds, it does not matter if we talk about Newton, maxwell, arquimedes or einstein, I think that they had something in common and I would like to know...

I've recently been getting interested in physics and astronomy and have even thought about going to school and starting a career in physics. Of course, this is just consideration and I'm going to learn more about it and different jobs before I even think about taking any kind of step further. Of...

Where does a physicist lag behind a engineer or vice versa? :)

Hello guys, I'm a PhD student in Jena, Germany. I'm actually very worried about my future, and I'm trying to find something to do for my future to improve my career chances. So I'm looking for something more to study in my free times for that purpose. The problem within remaining in...

Or a chemist/mathematician/etc? I've seen undergrads start calling themselves physicists/mathematicians. To me, that seems premature, but there are points to it. I'm still debating over when I can finally start calling myself an astrophysicist.

Hello. I'm interested in the field of physics/engineering, and I have a vague plan of what I would like to do; though I admit my lack of knowledge on the subject as a whole. Some question I have are: What does a physics major due outside of the engineering fields? I see that many theoretical...

Is it all it's cracked up to be? O_o I'd rather have a nice peaceful life, no kids, no wife (perhaps maybe a few close friends). I want to know everything about the world we live in, I even stress because I want to know more. :P I have a few questions, what are the main goals of physicists...

I don't know if I'm even spelling these right. A coworker told me her husband was only a "physist" because he hadn't yet graduated. Once he gets his degree, then he'll be a physicist. Does this make sense? I can't get anything off Google about it.

So to keep this short, I'm a student at the pharm D program in south carolina. I took some undergrad courses in analysis and physics and did very well in them and I want to become a physicist now. However, my parents are convinced (and they're somewhat right) that physicists don't get jobs, and...

Hello my name is john and I am from Greece unfortunately I am not able to pass into any physics course at any university in my country because we use an exam system here in which high school seniors are tested in a all the fundamental fields together no matter their orientation. For example...

Ok, i have come to a realisation that my interests revolve not around pure mathematics (as i once thought) and more around theoretical physics, some people would claim that they merge into one at times, and that leads on to my question. If i wanted to be a theoretical physicist (rather than an...

Who do you think is the most insightful clearest-thinking physicist alive today? I nominate: http://www.platonia.com/" . I placed this in the philosophy section because I want the analysis to be based on philosophical principles and I find Julian's thinking to be most strongly grounded in...

What are some "in demand" skills to have as a non-academic physicist? I'm applying to grad school (all apps seem to be due this December) in physics. Of course, I'm going to tell my prospective grad schools that I want nothing more than to be a renowned physics professor at a research...

This is an absolutely brilliant movie that every should try to watch: The movie tells the tale of a Quantum Physicist in the year 2092 who is of the age of 138. He is the last living mortal (everyone else has become immortal due to Telomeres regeneration) whom suffers from "memory...