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Thanks for the detailed response, I understand now. Cheers!

Oh I see, I see. Final question: is it common for people researching Nanotech to also conduct research in related fields, like, say, condensed matter physics or chemical physics?

That's the thing, I want to focus more on the physics on the nanoscale, rather than biomedical applications. I really don't mind studying chemistry, but would a PhD in phys and chem be enough to do theoretical research in nanotech?

Hey thanks a lot for the reply. I read through it, and I seem to understand it (later tonight I'll go through it more thoroughly). Some questions: first, if instead of considering there to be out-of-sync clocks in the O' frame, would taking into account the fact that, in the O frame, light...

Like most undergraduates in physics, I'm passionate about what I study and very much would like to have a career as a physicist. However, while I don't mind being poor, I don't want to have to struggle to get hired. I'm also really interested in theoretical work, but I have been admonished that...

It seems that the common approach to obtain the equations for the Lorentz transformations is to guess at its form and then, by considering four separate situations, determining the values for the constants. From these equations, things like time dilation and length contraction can be worked out...