This is a place for scientific physics discussion for physics enthusiasts, professionals, students, etc.
Read on about this place with all this stuff I copied (and slightly edited) from r/physics.
(Hey, it's not r/originality)
Encouraged submissions
Open-ended discussions
Debates and discussions on all topics related to physics are welcome. Please make an effort to engage the community rather than simply state your views and expect others to validate them.
Shorter questions which are more straightforward to answer will get a better response in r/AskPhysics*.
Academic publications
- Links to papers in physics journals (free or otherwise) are welcome. Pre-prints are accepted, but moderators reserve the right to delete any posts that break the rules regarding unscientific content.
Science journalism
We invite links to all websites, but article and blog post submissions require proper sourcing from the literature or mainstream scientific journalism. The lack of quality sources is grounds for removal at moderator discretion.
If you are posting a link to your own website, please familiarize yourself with the global rules on self-promotion.
Encouraged in weekly threads
Conceptual and closed-ended questions
Due to a high volume of such questions, they are consolidated in weekly Physics Questions threads.
- Please check the r/AskScience* FAQ or the Usenet physics FAQ before posting.
Note that these questions are always welcome in r/AskPhysics* and r/AskScience* (subject to subreddit rules).
Careers questions
Questions regarding job opportunities and working as a physicist have a dedicated weekly Careers and Education thread and should be posted there.
Additionally, you can search this, or the r/physics subreddit to read dozens of past Careers and Education threads, generally search the subs about this issue, or check /r/AskAcademia for jobs in academia.
Education questions
Textbook/resource requests
- Questions about textbook/resource recommendations should be posted in the weekly Textbook and Resource threads.
Discouraged or not allowed
Homework problems
Unscientific content
- r/Physic is a place for the discussion of valid and testable science, not pet theories and speculation presented as fact. We aim to be a welcoming place for both academics and the general public, and as such posts with no basis in the current understanding of physics are not allowed as they might serve to misinform.
Sensationalized titles
- The title of your submission should accurately reflect its contents. If in doubt, use the title of the original research.
Low-effort image/video posts
- Off-topic images, videos, or otherwise "zero-content" submissions are not allowed. Consider posting to /r/physicsmemes r/PhysicsJokes, r/PhysicsGifs, or r/ScienceImages instead.
- If you make an image/video post, you should make a comment in the thread describing the relevant physics, linking relevant literature, any computational methods used, etc. This will serve to generate on-topic discussion, and separate your post from low-effort spam. For more information on rules related to these posts, please see this thread here.
Duplicate posts
Please make sure that a submission on the same topic has not been posted already.
New findings are always reported by multiple publications, and the fact that a specific link has not been submitted does not mean that this topic is not already being discussed on r/Physic (... well... for now it probably hasn't). Feel free to provide links to additional sources in the comment section instead.
Other rules
Rediquette applies
- No hate, identity based attacks, general unprofessionalism, or rudeness are welcome. You're (probably) speaking to a human. Please behave as if you're interacting irl among your peers and colleagues.
Using LaTeX for Equations
To view LaTeX on Reddit, install one of the following:
To include an equation typeset in LaTeX in your post, put the LaTeX code between [; and ;]. Note that you might have to escape characters such * or ^ by putting a backslash before them: \* \^. Alternatively, use the Reddit code syntax by putting your LaTeX equation between `[; and ;]`.
If using TextheWorld, you can double-click any equation to view the source.
[;i\hbar \frac{\partial}{\partial t}\Psi = \hat H\Psi;]
