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I have PhD admits from Purdue and UIUC for their programs in Physics and Biophysics respectively. I am having a tough time making a decision and with the 15th of April approaching I am having a tough time making a decision. I have a background in Physics and one year of research experience in...

I have a Master's degree in Physics and am planning to switch over to Biophysics and wish to know a but about the field in general in terms of the following aspects. I've had a few internships on Biophysics in the past and have loved working in this field. However, I have absolutely no...

I have a Master's degree in Physics and currently have PhD offers from the Purdue University (Department of Physics and Astronomy) and UIUC (Biophysics and Quantitative Biology Program). I am mainly interested in Computational Biophysics and Image Processing. How do the two programs compare in...

I've been stuck over this integral for around an hour while studying the derivation of the second coefficient of the virial equation: ∫∫dx1d x2 γ(x1,x2) where γ(x1,x2) is 1 when x1 - x2 < constant. = V∫ dx2 γ(x1,x2) where V is the integral of dx1. Given: periodic boundary condition: x1 + V = x1...

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What is the general reputation of Purdue University's Physics department (for PhD students) compared to other good schools in the US?

The force is given by ρQ(v1 - v2cosθ) where Q is the rate of flow. You can understand this by Newton's second law by observing the rate of change of momentum with time. Note that this rate of flow will remain constant throughout the cross-section (which implies that the cross-section after the...

I was studying zeroth law from MIT Courseware (http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-333-statistical-mechanics-i-statistical-mechanics-of-particles-fall-2013/lecture-notes/MIT8_333F13_Lec1.pdf). On page 2, it is mentioned that equation I.4 can be simplified using equation I.5 by cancelling the...

What are the career opportunities one can have except for research in academia after a PhD in Mircofluidics?

I am studying fiber bragg gratings for a project. I read the couple-mode theory and came across a plot of the reflection coefficient v/s wavelength used which had a global maxima at the Bragg wavelength. The plot was drawn for a constant value of the coupling constant κ. I don't understand this...

Thanks a lot for your reply. Could you please tell me how does this program compare to computational biophysics programs in universities like Harvard, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne?

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My interests are mainly computational physics and theoretical soft matter physics. How good is the PhD program in (Computational) Physics at CMU (and the Physics Department in general)?

I need help solving the vector modal equation for a step index fiber having a constant refractive index in the core and the cladding. (Under the conditions of zero dispersion and absorption.

I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in physics with optics as my major and my interests are fiber optics and biosensors. I have also worked on a couple of projects in the past that dealt with a lot of image processing. I will soon begin working on my Master's thesis and want to decide a...