Thesis Definition and 228 Threads

I am currently working on my bachelor thesis and ran into an issue regarding citation. I found some lecture notes from MIT which are quite useful (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-333-statistical-mechanics-i-statistical-mechanics-of-particles-fall-2013/pages/lecture-notes/). Obviously, I'll have to...

Eight possibilities. Elsewhere she says that Marie Curie's thesis is literally radioactive. I'd vote for Bernhard Riemann's 1854 thesis which introduced the manifold concept. It was math but is the foundation of many modern theories in physics so I say it's close enough.

I need to write chapter names as (Chapter One, Chapter Two,...) instead of (Chapter 1, Chapter 2, ...), how can I do that?

Hello! I just finished my PhD in physics (AMO) in the US and I was asked by my supervisor to look into PhD Thesis awards. I see there is one offered by APS, but I couldn't really find anything else. In Europe there seem to be a lot more (depending on the country where you did you thesis, e.g...

I am an engineering student and I want to be able to finish my thesis.

I will play devil's advocate to some extent. I'm looking from the outside in and won't have the same insight as some of you PhDs... If a research paper is around 20-30 pages tops, what's the point of spending all that time to write up a 100, 200, 500-page PhD thesis? I get the impression from...

I am Shanjidah Tasfiah, a Postgraduate student of Physics at Khulna University, Bangladesh. Presently I am doing my thesis at the Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory in Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission as a Masters Program thesis student. I am working with different field sizes and...

Our thesis can be restated as follows: \exists C_\alpha\in\mathbb R_+ s.t. \forall w\in\mathbb R^2_+ \begin{align*} \lVert u(t,w)-u(t,w')\rVert^2 \leq C_\alpha^2\lVert w-w'\rVert^{2\alpha} \end{align*} where w=(y,z) and \alpha=\beta\gamma. We get an upper bound for each (squared) component of...

Dear all, I open this thread hoping you can give me some advice on the situation that follows. I am ending my master degree in Physics, with a strong curiosity—and almost complete ignorance of—quantum gravity. It is relevant here to let you know that the reason I am attracted to this/these...

TL;DR Summary: Need help coming up with ideas to present a current thesis in terms of qualitative and quantitative ideas. Hey! I have a problem. I have picked up on a project for which I am planning on doing my bachelor's thesis on. The guy behind the project is not a physicist, per se, as he...

I have been doing my master thesis in photonics and finally managed to submit my thesis report. But an year back when I completed my lab work and just started writing the report my thesis supervisor resigned from the institute without any notice. I still tried to write my report and in view of...

I am a junior applied physics major. I am supposed to write my thesis topic proposal but honestly have no idea what to do. I wrote a proposal about using bipolar junction transistors to create a dosimeter but there are already studies on it and honestly, I am not sure about it so I am trying to...

Hi, I am currently in the situation where I'm trying to finish my master thesis. I have 65 to 70 pages written but I still have the editing to do. Simulations are nearing the end so I have most of what I need to finish. Unfortunately, I still need to read papers and get more background...

Hello, I'm doing an FBD exercise and I'm hoping you guys and girls can give me some feedback. I've already done a lot, but I'm not completely sure about it and since it's part of my Msc Thesis, it's important that I get it right. After setting up the FBDs, I get 5 equations and 6 unknown...

The paper is reasonably old and was written as a phd thesis by (I believe) a man from china. It was basically the first paper on the subject and in it he effectively (from what I understand) dropped particles into a black hole, counting the information added, and saw that the black hole changed...

I am currently writing my thesis and basically the conclusion is, in part, a statement about how this work can be built upon. I received a post-doc that is almost a natural extension of my thesis. One of the reasons I accepted it was so I could work on some ideas that I have had that I never...

I've been reading this interesting thesis recently posted. But I think I spotted a mistake. On page 52 of "Semi-Classical Holomorphic Transition Amplitudes in Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity": https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.04651.pdf It says "In general, removing ##k## vertices from ##[v_0, v_1, ...

Does writing a good honors thesis increase a physics major’s odds at getting into a highly ranked graduate school?

Hello everybody. I am currently on my last year of Computational Physics education. More and more I am interested in Machine Learning and Neural Network. Time has come for me to choose diploma work thesis, so I am searching for interesting ideas where I can merge my interest in neural networks...

Hey PF, In 1 month I am going to start my Bs.c thesis. I already "have" a mentor that is willing to supervise me and a topic. The topic is Bohmian Mechanics. I know its disliked, but that's not why I am asking this question. Tbh I'm not a great student, if I don't like something I will put...

How does the topic of your bachelor's thesis influence your further progress in your master studies and chances to join a research group for a master's thesis? I basically try to achieve a career in experimental particle physics and I'd like to do a bachelor's thesis in said field, that is...

I am writing my PhD Thesis now and i have a lot of equations. I use Word (for text) and for eqations i use MathType. For text i use Calibri font 12pt but for eqations - in MathType i prefer Euclid. It looks pretty good but i would like to ask you, if it is a problem that fonts for texts and...

Hello, In general, if you want to do a phD. you require a MASc., at least here in Canada. However, because I am eager and really wanting to start my career in structural engineering, I want to pursue M.Eng (a 1 year professional degree, no thesis). My question is, in your experience, has...

Hi, This is my first post and by no means a simple question, I believe. But all advice is appreciated. In particular, if there are university teachers/professors that are willing to give their opinion, I’d be very grateful. So thank you in advance. Here’s a little background regarding my...

Hey all So I'm writing my acknowledgments in the thesis and after the obvious recognition shout outs, advisers, colleagues, collaborators, grants, family, I feel like I should at least mention the faceless internet help. I'm not talking about wikipedia, but discussion forums like this one or...

Hi all, I am a professor in mechanical engineering and I have several master thesis students and I am facing the problem with the quality of their thesis. Especially, most of the thesis I have to correct are often very long because they are rich in useless information and lack of literature...

Hello, it's a privilege to enter in this forum. My name is Geovanny, I'm from Mexico and I'm a student from the Autonomous Yucatan University. I'm studying in my last semester of Physical Engineering and i have some doubts about de MCNP software. One of those is the next message that VISEDX...

Hello, I was wondering if somebody could help me by suggesting a concrete topic in GR for my master's dissertation. My background is from Mathematics, but I have followed first year masters program courses in Theoretical Physics, including one on General Relativity based on Schutz's book...

Hi All. On Tuesday I have to present my research proposal for my undergrad research. I intend to model our solar system using general relativity and compare and contrast my results with observations. Attached is my paper that I had to submit to my adviser. He suggested that I talk about some...

Hi I am an electrical engineering student, would like to do research and or a thesis in electrical power engineering. However, because our university does not offer any courses on this topic, I am left alone to peruse the books and literature and find some topic of interest. do not know if this...

..in a taught masters (UK). My undergrad project was a literature review on general relativity The topic of my project this summer (3 months) will be modified theories of gravity & cosmology. How do you go about doing some original work at this level? - would the first step be to identify a...

Hi, I've just started studying Feynman's thesis and am in need of some discussion regarding the three principles he put forward on the development of his 'Principle of least action in quantum mechanics'. The three principles are 1) The acceleration of a point charge is due to the sum of its...

Hey all, I'm trying to come up with a senior thesis project in the realm of GR. It doesn't have to be new, just new to me. I'm having trouble coming up with ideas (or knowing whether or not they would be good for this). One idea that I just came up with: Numerically solve EFE for the solar...

The code below is the the main thesis style, know as muthesis.sty; It is a style to allow Title, Signatures, Dedication, Table of Contents, Main Matter (Chapter and Sections), Biblio., and approval letter. Edit it to your liking; just make sure all the files are containted within the same...

Ideally I would like to simply place any papers I have published straight into my PhD thesis with no adjustment. Then add a couple or more chapters, methodology, conclusions, some overview type discussion etc etc But some of my PhD colleagues seem to think that the system has changed and that...

Stephen Hawking makes his doctoral thesis available online Direct link to the paper: Properties of expanding universes

hi all, I am a researcher at university and I have several bechelor and master thesis students every year. Very often, I struggle to convince students to carry out a good literature review and from their thesis, I do not get anything I have not seen, because they only read the first google...

Hi, I study Applied Mechanics and I'm in the last year of my study. I try to find some interesting topic for my master's thesis that will be at least a little innovative. Topics offered by my university are unfortunately quite usual and "old-fashioned". And I want to do something a little bit...

Hello, I always had in mind to complete a masters program with the thesis option in civil engineering. However, I have become skeptical of this option as I am not sure how relevant it will be in terms of design in the "real" world or how the research I will do is ever going to be used by...

My adviser and I have some disagreements about what my thesis should look like. I am a proponent of a single specific theme that encompasses the entire work. He believes in tying many different projects together with a much broader theme. I have been involved in a variety of projects (In order...

Background and Motivation In the Standard Model, a muon is simply an electron with a bigger mass. But, measurements of the radius of muonic hydrogen and the muon magnetic dipole moment (muon g-2), show a fairly significant discrepancy between theory an experiment in that respect, at the five...

Well, I'm bummed! Masters in Computer Science student here...At the start of this semester, I was about 99% sure I was going to graduate this semester. The thesis/project that I did/am doing is a mobile app including some testing/benchmarks, but I also did a ton of research/lit review...

Do you think you can sum up how it is supposed to go? The entire process?

I am interested in pursuing a masters in electrical engineering at a non-top tier university (UTD). As I understand it, the masters thesis option at most universities is the main priority, as they are job openings that need to be filled. Then the masters non-thesis students are used to fill in...

Hi guys, I need help, more specifically in a technical issue. I started my thesis with an Astrophysics professor and he gave me a topic of "M dwarf spectra with cyclotron bumps from SDSS". In short, I am given spectra of a number of cylotron bump M-dwarfs (CBMDs) from unusual quasar search from...

Hello, I'm looking online at some master programs at different universities in Canada, and some offer MEng and MSc degrees that both require research and a thesis. My question is which is "better" on paper, a MEng or MSc? since in both degrees your going to do research. Thanks!

Hey everyone, I've started to do research for my undergraduate thesis topic and I would like to use FEA with an application to quantum computers. I'm thinking of something in regards to mechanical vibrations, however I'm open to consider anything given it's possible at the undergraduate level...

Hi, I'm an undergraduate, currently enrolled in a degree program for Physics. Part of the requirements of the program is—you guessed it—a thesis. Now, I'm not really good with experimental physics, and aside from that, the university I'm currently enrolled at doesn't really have much equipment...

I am on the last stretch of my B.S in Physics. I have been accepted into graduate school at my university, however they have two M.S programs in physics, one with a thesis and one without. I expect the more traditional route would be the thesis program but I am uncertain of the advantages and...

Can you suggest possible master thesis topics relating to atmospheric physics? I have a bachelor's degree in physics and I mostly comfortable in numerical and theoretical physics. Since this field is somewhat new to me, I need to have a number of options on what topics to choose from. Thank you...