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I don't know if this belongs here but here it goes.
I started to think about it(not much however) when reading the last phrase in this thread
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=57607&highlight=plasma+physics
"As my QM professor kept saying this semester, "If you hate this stuff, there's always plasmas.""
So the questions that popped up in my head are these
1. Are classical physics considered to be less (intellectual) Challenging than quantum mechanics/physics
2. Would plasma physics be considered a challenging field(in it's own right and compared to other fields like QM and other areas)and if so, why?
3. Is the last post in above link correct? I mean, does QM really matter much in geoscience, thermal science(fluid-, thermodynamics and heat transfer) and physics relevant for mechanical and civil engineers? I might be way off and obvisously I'm not too familiar with physics(I only have some math and a course in mechanics)
4. Could stellar and interstellar medium physics(and other astrophysical plasma fields) be considered to be plasma physics or does plasma physics differ to much from stellar physics? What I mean is, if someone have studied plasma physics, could he/she apply that on stars and the interstellar medium?
5. Plasma physics is somewhat a "new" field(that my understanding anyways, I might be wrong), will there be any new fields for plasma physicist in the near future for example high energy plasma physics, particle plasma physics or Quantum plasma physics or wouldn't particle physics or quantum physics be relevant in plasma physics?
There will might be questions why I wonder and other questions and suggestions but as long as a reason for my question isn't required I won't give one so instead of wondering, please just answer the questions. I know that the last sentence sounds rude but that isn't my intention. English just happens to be my second language and not my first and with that said, I hope the questions were clear otherwise I will try to rewrite them. Thank you
I started to think about it(not much however) when reading the last phrase in this thread
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=57607&highlight=plasma+physics
"As my QM professor kept saying this semester, "If you hate this stuff, there's always plasmas.""
So the questions that popped up in my head are these
1. Are classical physics considered to be less (intellectual) Challenging than quantum mechanics/physics
2. Would plasma physics be considered a challenging field(in it's own right and compared to other fields like QM and other areas)and if so, why?
3. Is the last post in above link correct? I mean, does QM really matter much in geoscience, thermal science(fluid-, thermodynamics and heat transfer) and physics relevant for mechanical and civil engineers? I might be way off and obvisously I'm not too familiar with physics(I only have some math and a course in mechanics)
4. Could stellar and interstellar medium physics(and other astrophysical plasma fields) be considered to be plasma physics or does plasma physics differ to much from stellar physics? What I mean is, if someone have studied plasma physics, could he/she apply that on stars and the interstellar medium?
5. Plasma physics is somewhat a "new" field(that my understanding anyways, I might be wrong), will there be any new fields for plasma physicist in the near future for example high energy plasma physics, particle plasma physics or Quantum plasma physics or wouldn't particle physics or quantum physics be relevant in plasma physics?
There will might be questions why I wonder and other questions and suggestions but as long as a reason for my question isn't required I won't give one so instead of wondering, please just answer the questions. I know that the last sentence sounds rude but that isn't my intention. English just happens to be my second language and not my first and with that said, I hope the questions were clear otherwise I will try to rewrite them. Thank you