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    Can Wien's Law be derived without using Planck's formula?

    This is old but in case anyone cares... The original paper is "On the division of energy in the emission-spectrum of a black body", it's written in english, or was translated and is quite clear and very readable, even for modern readers. He assumes that the form black body radiation formula is...
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    Moving to UT-Austin for Physics: Is it Worth It?

    I'm from houston. Leave houston, go to UT.
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    what? work with self interest as opposed to moral clarity?
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    Is a Love for Math a Prerequisite for a Successful Physics Major?

    Don't misunderstand me, I work hard to get better and better at math. But you have to just tackle the math and then it's not a big deal when you see it in the physics classes. I just fight my battles in math classes so that I don't have to in my physics classes.
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    I should ad I've yet to accept any offer. I'm just asking myself the question.
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    This is indeed the case, which is why my gut tells me not to be greedy and just be thankful I got into a good school, regardless of whether ot not it's the best out of the batch I applied to.
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    but I have to consider what happens if a school I may like better than the "accepted" one calls me. I just wish I had more time. This is a tough decision. I think that I should just count myself lucky, I got into a good program and it's in a place I would like to live.
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    ^ that's exactly what I was thinking. It's a good school, I'm happy to accept and am happy that they accepted me. I am just worried about not ending up at the best place I can end up at. If that's the wrong way to think about it than maybe I don't have the right viewpoint and I would love to...
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    I guess I'm in need of a lesson on etiquette.
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    Are there actually any jobs out there for physicists that get paid a good wage?

    ya, If I can get 80 or 100k after my phd I'll be pretty happy.
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    Is a Love for Math a Prerequisite for a Successful Physics Major?

    I once had the same problem. All I can say is learn to love the math, get a math degree if that's what it takes.That's what I did and now I do well in all my physics classes even though I don't do so well in my math classes.
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    moral dilema I have not done this but my question is this; Say I'm on the waiting lists at schools better than the one I was accepted to (phd program). The schools that accepted me want an answer by april 15th. The better programs that have me wait listed won't tell me until shortly after...
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    Schools What's it like at University of New Mexico?

    thanks mattmns. I hit the jackpot today, I've asked like everyone I know about nm and nothing..
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