Summary:: When experimenting to improve a theory, account for the fact that your experimental equipment is made using the very same theory which you are trying to improve.
1.) It would take many decades (~ 80 years?) to design and make equipment entirely using a proposed new theory which has...
Hi Evo,
Thank you for explaining! Yes, my post would fit in the thread which you suggested. I did not use the right search terms to find that thread: my apologies. Thank you for finding it.
My point is already made in that thread, so I won't post again in there.
Thanks to both of you!
Thank you, Evo. I did search for and read through the other threads on the topic. This comment directly addresses something which was discussed in the closed thread, but which is not discussed elsewhere. As such, it would be tidy and present a more complete view to readers to put it with the...
jtbell: Sorry for not including the thread link; yes, that is it.
While the thread is old, and the original posters have moved on, it is still being used for information from new viewers. The threads in PF are not just used for discussion, but also for public collections of information...
Are you referring just to undergraduate degrees, or to graduate degrees as well? I expect the culture of a university is similar, in this, between undergraduate and graduate degrees. I've been told things about graduate degrees which seem to contradict what you say.
Specifically, I've been...
Reopen thread request: "What's it like to be a theoretical physicist?"
Hello,
I'm not sure how to go about asking for a thread to be re-opened, but after searching I found other such requests had been posted as new threads. Please let me know if there is a person I should PM in the future...
On the web I find misunderstandings of a scientific result, clear bias, and obviously wrong information. For subjects close to my expertise, I can identify the errors. Subjects outside my expertise are not so easy: I spend hours surfing the web to try to verify a single statement, and often...
I'm resurrecting this thread, as I'm in pretty much the same position as Mr. Vodka. Does anyone know of any good one-year math Master's programs, aside from Cambridge's Part III?
I'm interested in most of the same math areas as is Mr. Vodka, and also especially probability theory. I'm also...