I know this link is very old, but I thought I might chime in (despite the already progressed aging of this topic). You can in fact apply Fermat's principle to gravitational lensing. What you do is you start off with your general null-geodesic equation (which is the path light takes)...
I'll most likely choose a "shoot for the moon" school, most likely a top 5 university in my respective field. I'm always ashamed of my academic record when I read of other people's accomplishments at such young ages. Plus, knowing how competitive these schools are I feel a 3.7 with my research...
Yeah, I'll be working on a list of schools that are competitive and some I'm pretty sure I'll get into. Maybe shrink that list down over the next 6-7 months after researching the schools. My research is something I'll focus on as much as I can and I figure it is only "fair" I label my minority...
I'm currently an undergraduate and was wondering what options are out there for graduate school. I have a 3.7 GPA (in math/science/computer science courses) and have done numerous research projects with my advisor in theoretical astrophysics (two minor publications). I have also attended two...