Recent content by advaitaquant

twofist-quant, your comments about physics can be broadly applied to almost any area of academia. I've known many extremely well qualified people who have NOT ended up at universities because: 1. There simply were hundreds of applicants for one tenure track spot (supply outstripped demand) OR...

While on the one hand I knew there were a lot of amateurs out there dabbling in science and "research", I had no idea the extent of it until I joined this forum. The rules merely for posting in the "Independent Research" section are stiff, but clearly necessary. I hesitate to call them...

Yes, I can see that. I hadn't thought of it that way, but even just exploring the topics on this forum is a bit mind-boggling. Still, though, from all that you've said in this reply, with the proper training, it is still possible to be a participant in some sub-field of physics, but difficult to...

Is it possible to become an "independent" physicist? Greetings all. I've read lots of threads on here about "old" guys (the poster is usually 29 or 30) going back to school to study physics, and I've digested the oft-repeated issue of no jobs in academia even for young guys, let alone oldsters...