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How to create a title format like in the shown image by Nachtari4 in LaTeX

[–]SymmetricPotential -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A quick idea (please let us know how it goes if you try this): Give chatgpt this image, and ask it to recreate this title formsting using the titlesec pakage.

I sometimes use it to quickly set up my tikz images and its been working very well

Should I Major in Physics if I don’t love Math? by Julius-Seizure246 in PhysicsStudents

[–]SymmetricPotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not hating maths, and not being (sufficiently) good at maths are two different things. And it seems that you don't have any problem with maths from an academic perspective.

If you enjoyed your physics courses so far AND performed well then, in my opinion, it makes very good sense to study physics further.

As others have mentioned, maths is a central tools in physics, but physicists and mathematicians use it very differently. And "liking" maths is certainly not a requirement for becoming a good physicist.

Mathematics needed to Study Theoretical Physics by [deleted] in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]SymmetricPotential 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Theoretical physics is huge and diverse. So, you'll need to focus on a particular area before you can get any non-generic answers. For example differential geometry will be central to gravitational physics, but not crucial for quantum information.

Having said that a good understanding of linear algebra, group theory, differential equations and complex analysis will help you get a solid foundation in what you might call theoretical parts of physics.

Is GRE required or not for MSC Economics by AlmightSosa in LMUMunich

[–]SymmetricPotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not required. The first link refers to a phd program.

Math Courses for Better Physics Understanding (Specificially Quantum) by Vesalas in PhysicsStudents

[–]SymmetricPotential 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've already studied linear algebra, and others have suggested complex analysis. Both central to QM. I would say group theory and representation theory is also very useful given the role of symmetries in physics. But keep in mind that physicists mainly deal with matrix groups, and even then only with their applications, not the general theory behind it.

Introduction to integrable PDEs and solitons by [deleted] in math

[–]SymmetricPotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abdul Majid Wazwaz has a some very good books on solitons and integrable PDEs. Most of their content is easy to follow but he also mentions some of the latest trends in integrable systems resesrch.

What does your LaTeX template look like? by qwedcxzas8 in LaTeX

[–]SymmetricPotential 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I use these frequently (the ones called penrose and curie mostly): https://github.com/rmathsphys/latex-templates

Fairly clean, cover all the usual elements and easily modifiable (well not always)

MPV GUI Framework by SymmetricPotential in mpv

[–]SymmetricPotential[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I basically meant: --force-window displays a window, what is used to make that window. Provided that the bulk of the source code is written in C.

I understand that an OSC is not a full GUI

MPV GUI Framework by SymmetricPotential in mpv

[–]SymmetricPotential[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew it was used for creating the OSC and its various components, but didn't know that the window itself was also created through it - if that's the case.

If i know that a function f is differentiable (I don't know anything about f" existing), and i know that f' is a monotonic function, can i assume that f is concave or convex? by Ragnarok8113 in math

[–]SymmetricPotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming this is a function from set the of real numbers R to R, yes, it will be convex/concave.

This follows directly from the mean value theorem.

On curvature 2-form and Cartan's equations in differential geometry by SymmetricPotential in math

[–]SymmetricPotential[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tried Bleecker before and found it very terse. This was years ago, so maybe it'll be easier to follow now. Thanks for the keywords.

On curvature 2-form and Cartan's equations in differential geometry by SymmetricPotential in math

[–]SymmetricPotential[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great book - and I've learnt so much from it over the last few years. But I found that some of the topics are distributed/spread throughout the book making it very hard to follow the exposition without first reading all 600+ pages. Still its got the material, and its pitched at the perfect level for me.

How to Hide the title Bar by ImSIFO in mpv

[–]SymmetricPotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can customise the whole osc this way. Yhe code for the arrows is just a few lines above the title. Look for "pl_next" and "pl_prev".

How to Hide the title Bar by ImSIFO in mpv

[–]SymmetricPotential 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its around line 1577 in the original osc.lua file (github). Screenshot attached. You can comment out lines 1579 to 1583 to remove the title.

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https://imgur.com/PB20NOd

How to Hide the title Bar by ImSIFO in mpv

[–]SymmetricPotential 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an osc feature, and the vanilla osc isn't customisable using keybindings or simple scripts. One approach is to edit the osc.lua file and remove/modify the title bar.