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I am a new grad with a very theoretically based B.A. in physics from a liberal arts college. I am devoted to physics entirely, but I couldn't bring myself to make the commitment to graduate school so soon. I'd like to try to find work in a physics field, but I don't know where to look. My...

I am trying to plot the following function: \sigma(r, \phi) = \frac{3r^2}{\sqrt{1 - r^2}} e^{i(2 \phi - \omega t)} where \sigma is a surface density, r is radius, and \phi is azimuthal angle. It is supposed to yield a "bar shape" for a galactic disk, but I'm not sure how to go about...