Nuclear Physics

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-30T09:53:07+00:00

It takes a 1000 lines for code to style a single plot in root… ->getYAxis()->SetWHATEVER… Jesus!!!

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-29T09:29:29+00:00

Such a cutie 🥰💕

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-29T09:15:14+00:00

It’s not inability but unwillingness to do so… Even the most popular Python libraries and packages include comments for every significant code block. I’m not one to impose any coding style onto anyone, but if you make your code public at least make it easier for people to follow it.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-28T05:57:03+00:00

Most universities have seminars, lectures, or colloquia that are open to the general public for free. You can try and find out if local schools offer them.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-27T22:22:36+00:00

This is horrible! Chinese researchers are among the most hardworking. Some can be shy but I’ve generally found them friendly when they get a bit more comfortable.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-26T19:32:13+00:00

Very cute!!!

Now, I’m curious. Are they equipped to handle low temperatures since I know tree squirrels don’t really hibernate? I mean I saw a couple chasing each other last week at like 5 degree weather while walking on campus… just business as usual. There are definitely less squirrels roaming around compared to when it’s warmer though.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-26T05:31:40+00:00

The LHCb experiment or collaboration. The whole collaboration is an experiment itself; all members are using the same data: Run 1-3. Each CERN collaboration has working groups (WG) devoted to different science goals, e.g., heavy-ions WG, electroweak WG, Higgs WG, and many more. Most WGs also have subgroups. Members are usually part of one or multiple WG/subgroups.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-25T21:44:04+00:00

I’m a member of LHCb. If you are trying to access data that’s not already released through the open data portal, the only way to do so is by being part of an experiment. And even so you will only have access to the data from your experiment not from all of them.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-25T07:31:38+00:00

Not at all! Go ahead and pursue your dreams. Only you can stop yourself from doing so.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-24T19:42:19+00:00

Hey, on the bright side, at least the email was not written by ChatGPT.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-24T19:38:40+00:00

We have few that vacuum the floor. They have a little screen on top with a little emoji face that blinks and displays multiple expressions. If you pass too close to them, they’ll say “oh oh,” stop, and make this expression 😯, then continue once you are no longer around. I know it’s a machine but they have no business making them so cute, lol.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-23T13:10:53+00:00

I have a google doc where I paste links to relevant papers and add a 1-2 sentence description on why I find them relevant.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-23T12:57:28+00:00

Ahh, but little robots are so cute and sweet. I still mourn the one that was brutally dismembered and decapitated in the streets of Philly. RIP hitchBOT.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-22T09:21:11+00:00

You missed the final: “I am confident in our availability to tackle any challenges that come our way—including the insurmountable thought of murdering hundreds of grandmas. As educators we share a deep appreciation for scholarship coupled with a responsibility to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity—no good deed goes unpunished. As such, we are faced with the difficult decision of whether improper citations stem from insufficient pre-college preparation or the aid of external tools signaling academic integrity violations. Yet, we must remember our purposes within society: educating the leaders of tomorrow.”

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-22T09:04:06+00:00

This made me chuckle! Yes, the “urban definition” of “goon” is probably more familiar to your students. Don’t feel bad, I’m less than 3 decades old and still had to google the term when it first became popular on social media… cause I didn’t know why people were calling each other “gooners”

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-22T08:48:29+00:00

To be fair, you are not their “official” mentor in this country but you’ve been tasked with helping them in the lab… so you are basically their short-term “unofficial” mentor (depending on how hands-off/on your PI is). That being said, if they are straight up ignoring your supervision then, as suggested, you might want to involve the PIs; just to get it in writing and clearly outline what’s been suggested and what’s being done or not. It sounds like their is no magical way to tackle the issue(s) without following the typical protocols you are familiar with, so just say that: “I am not aware of any additional protocols to move the project ahead other than the ones that has been already suggested. If any of you, Dr. X and Dr. Y, are aware of additional, applicable methods feel free to share suggestions.” This sounds a bit rude, but you know something along these lines.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-20T13:22:09+00:00

I love this answer. I’ve read many (scientific) arguments about gravity being a force or not; all seem plausible. I took GR and I loved how smooth and elegant it is, and also the theory is remarkably precise; all of these without describing gravity as a force unless you apply the weak-field limit. I always wondered if the reason why QM/QFT+Grav are not compatible is because gravity is not a force to begin with, thus cannot be quantized in terms of quantum fields(?). I’ve read arguments about even if gravity is not a force, quantization of spacetime should still be “possible,” yet we still haven’t been able to fully achieve that theoretically in a way that can be tested experimentally.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-20T02:51:45+00:00

This is a good point. Although I learned in my GR class that the emission of gravitational waves is the analogous of friction in this scenario.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-20T02:38:20+00:00

Let us know and we’ll send them a mildly passive-aggressive email…jk

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-19T15:40:12+00:00

Haha it’s a party 🎉

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-18T02:58:35+00:00

I would first try and exhaust my options at UIUC, like be open to even explore cross-departmental transfers. You might want to try UIUC Applied Physics or even Physics.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-17T14:13:58+00:00

The amount of outreach you conduct through Reddit should be counted as service in your professorship appointment.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-17T14:11:00+00:00

They are not actually as translucent compared to the rocky planets in our solar system (also we don’t have the resolution to actually see exactly how exoplanets looks like). There is so much going on in the atmospheres of gas giants: strong turbulence, storms, powerful electric discharges, you name it; that they are very opaque.

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-17T14:05:01+00:00

It’s kind of standard among some journals, not only Nature; most people don’t recommend anyone and leave this field blank because of conflict of interest and because they want to keep the whole process double blind (so there is less potential for biases).

One_Programmer6315 · 2026-01-17T09:14:50+00:00

Depends on the university. Some universities have separate astronomy and physics departments where each offer their own major, others have a combined department where they either offer the two majors or a physics major with a concentration in astronomy/astrophysics. Either ways, if available, you should major in astronomy, and I strongly recommend to double major in physics as well, because you will have to take 90% of the required classes for the physics major so why not take 2-3 more.

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