Recent content by xGAME-OVERx

Thank you for your reply, but that doesn't match any of the definitions I have seen for Bessel functions. May I ask which definition you are using? Thanks Scott EDIT: Sorry, found it in Abramowitz & Stegun...

Homework Statement We wish to find, in 2+1 dimensions, the analogue of E = - \frac{1}{4\pi r} e^{-mr} found in 3+1 dimensions. Here r is the spatial distance between two stationary disturbances in the field. Homework Equations In 3+1 we start from E = - \int \frac{ d^3 k }{(2\pi)^3}...

Ah, by "too expensive for my family" I took it to mean that his family was/would be funding some part of his study. Perhaps some clarification is required here? This may well not be appropriate if you in fact have a family, but if this is not the case I would also consider University of...

My understanding from a brief discussion with a lecturer is that it is about the limiting behaviour of functions in special cases. A very simple example might be neglecting parts of an expression proportional to inverse temperature at very high temperatures. Yes, I suspect non-linear systems...

At an open day at ICL I was told that people who do physics PhDs at Imperial are almost invariably not ready to postdoc in the US

I don't know enough about London to gather what you mean by "outside" with regards to accomodation - I take "outside London" to mean anything the other side of the M25 - but I recently looked at an annual pass from Royal Holloway (i.e. Egham) to one of the stations in central London at it was...

I think the kindle's handling of pdfs is excellent. I recently proof read my 90 page dissertation with the commenting function. I also read papers on it, the math symbols & diagrams usually come out perfectly. I've used it more for academic stuff than for pleasure so far! To be honest though, I...

You might struggle to find somewhere taught in English in continental Europe, since I think the majority of undergraduate degrees are taught in the national language. The fees in England are high, but if you avoid certain places the living costs can be very cheap compared to some continental...

Using some fairly basic vector calculus, one can derive a wave equation for both the magnetic and electric field vectors from Maxwell's equations. If you want a straightforward introduction to Maxwell's equations that covers up to electromagnetic waves, I suggest "A Student's Guide To Maxwell's...

To get the ball rolling I'd say pick from Quantum Mechanics I & II, Statistical Physics I & II, Advanced Classical Mechanics I & II, Classical Field Theory, Differential Geometry I, General Relativity, Classical Electrodynamics, Partial Differential Equations I & II, Functional Analysis I & II...

I think you need to decide what the degree means to you. Is it just a route to a job, or do you enjoy studying for its own sake? Personally, I wish my degree lasted a year or two longer, there are several courses I wish I could have taken but didn't have time.

The fact that your PhD was done in a chemistry department should not really affect your career, you should be judged on the actual work you do during the PhD. There are many people in the chemistry and maths departments at my institution that consider themselves physicists. Besides, you often...

I'm not sure if this is done the US at all, but it might be possible to have supervisors in two departments, in this case one in Physics and one in Maths. I understand that this is standard practise for PhD students at Imperial in the UK.

I do agree that a balanced life is usually the only one where a person can excel, I have witnessed the apparent paradox of people working too hard to get good grades. I've also said before that one must find ones own balance, and that is something that takes time - I think that's why a lot of...

Doesn't everyone have different things that are important in their lives, different priorities? For me, science/education is definitely more important, and for evra and Cudi1 it sounds like education is at least as important as socialising.