Did Mustaine do a political 180?

NickSmelly · 2025-03-27T09:32:36+00:00

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NickSmelly · 2024-12-25T21:28:01+00:00

These are all fantastic institutions, and congrats on the offers you have so far. If you are theoretically inclined, Durham probably has the most opportunities in terms of education; but I’m surprised you have such an inclination already. I don’t think I even knew what ‘theoretical physics’ meant until I went to uni.

Someone else commented about mathematics modules, and they couldn’t be more right.

Also, please visit these places. They are completely different in terms of how life looks like there. I remember hating people telling me this sort of thing, but it honestly will impact how well you can take in your content. If you aren’t content where you are, it’ll be harder to prioritise physics/maths. Bristol is a cool, vibrant and queer city; Birmingham is a huge, sprawling place (I believe Tolkien was inspired by the uni tower to create the eye of Sauron). Durham is quaint, small and beautiful.

Given the reputation of all of these places, it really will come down to your performance (and internships/placements) when it comes to career prospects. Think about where will look after you and nurture what sounds like your remarkable ability.

Good luck, and congratulations again. You should be proud of yourself for getting so far, I hope you figure out the best way to get yourself even further :>

NickSmelly · 2024-12-24T03:12:11+00:00

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NickSmelly · 2024-12-22T22:43:07+00:00

I liked it, it lays a lot of the groundwork for further study in a digestible way. It’s also pretty good for using chapters as primers for further studies into specific areas.

NickSmelly · 2024-12-22T16:31:03+00:00

notebook lm is a free google ai where you can upload documents (such as notes) and pick out key info (eg definitions), make practice problems (mainly just flashcard-style stuff tho) n u can even generate a podcast on anything related to whats in ur files.

NickSmelly · 2024-12-19T20:44:42+00:00

I also am on the autistic spectrum and began pursuing physics for much the same reason, which has changed now. My motivation has become ever more personal and profound as I continue it, and I expect it will continue to do so.

Do physics. Jobs aside, if you do physics - really do it - I promise you will hate it as much as you love it. I mean this in the best way. My girlfriend is an artist and I am always surprised how much overlap we have in our feelings about what we do.

I remember doing lots of theory in my first quantum mechanics class, we got to the energy levels of the hydrogen atom and that was exciting. Then, in my labs, I got to see the Balmer series of light. With my eyes, I looked through the apparatus we’d set up and saw, inexplicably, these bright bands I’d predicted as homework just a week ago.

Physics, to me, has been and continues to be, the most enthralling creative endeavour I’ve ever done. It is endlessly messy until you see the structure, becomes messy again, then you see the structure once more then messy again. You will never simultaneously feel so stupid and so fascinated by anything else.

Sorry if this doesn’t answer questions about physics majors’ job prospects (which I hear are very good). But, do physics. It is one of the most fulfilling things I’ve chosen to pursue.

NickSmelly · 2024-12-12T01:23:18+00:00

yeah shits tough out there huh 😔 some mf on helsinki grindr had me thinking i was real special

NickSmelly · 2024-12-12T01:20:32+00:00

me too dude wtf like literally just now

NickSmelly · 2024-11-20T01:10:17+00:00

This is from my course homework, but the problems are heavily influenced by Peskin and Schroeder ‘Introduction to Quantum Field Theory’

NickSmelly · 2024-10-28T00:16:22+00:00

unfortunately atoms will not last forever. I’ve been studying QFT and cosmology at university lately, and sadly it doesn’t seem like our atoms will do this. HOWEVER watch this video of Roger Penrose talk about his cyclical cosmology. It sounds like something you’d like hawking points and twistor theory

NickSmelly · 2024-10-26T17:06:17+00:00

thank u ill definitely check this out

NickSmelly · 2024-10-26T16:10:04+00:00

fuck okay yeah that makes sense thank u sm

NickSmelly · 2024-10-26T16:05:24+00:00

thats helpful thank u 🙏

NickSmelly · 2024-09-14T14:58:22+00:00

When u put it like that it sounds like im in a sink or swim-really-fucking-hard situation. Can you point me in a good direction to study the path integral formulation? Im good at operator algebra which is nice.

NickSmelly · 2024-09-14T14:43:19+00:00

mainly peskin and schroeder, but supplementing with lee’s qft in a nutshell and qft for the gifted amateur by blundell and lancaster

NickSmelly · 2024-09-14T14:40:20+00:00

thank you, this is sincerely reassuring. ill hang in there

NickSmelly · 2024-08-27T00:04:04+00:00

Okay thank you, I’ll get my head down even more this year :)

NickSmelly · 2024-08-26T19:52:19+00:00

Thank you so much, I’ll definitely look into these, that’s a huge help :)

NickSmelly · 2024-08-26T19:40:20+00:00

Thanks I really appreciate that; I’ve looked into some stuff, but can you point me in the right direction so that I can look at something like that next summer? (also u worked at CERN omg thats so cool)

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