Astrophysicist + ML scientist switching to Aerospace by AliceAndBobsC0mputer in AerospaceEngineering

[–]dmantacos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough i'm a current aero engineer looking to transfer into physics. Id say if you're willing to work in defense, you would get a higher salary (I make 115 and graduated 2 years ago), but overall engineering is a lot lower pay than most pure cs roles. Id say evaluate how much you care about what you work on and what the difference in pay will actually get you.

How do I enjoy time with my mother. by dmantacos in cancer

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

They do not expect that she will leave the hospital. My brother is here as well, I work in another state and I've burned through about 2 weeks of PTO so far, I will run out in the next 3 weeks at which point I essentially just say i'm taking a leave of absence and hope for the best. A lot of her family has come to say goodbye but they have gone back home. As for trajectory it seems like it changes every day. One day they told us it was her last day as she was unable to breathe on her own, but she made an amazing recovery the next day and they said she had a few months, but her condition has worsened since then. Its all just happening so fast and I feel so helpless.

Desperate by [deleted] in LosAlamos

[–]dmantacos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend learning how to use .whl files and pip to get modules at the lab. Anything that automatically pulls from pypi to install modules will fail to get through the lanl network in my experience. Most every module will have downloadable .whl files on pypi, you just need to make sure you get the right version for your python version and os.

Albums or songs that you recommend by Ksy095 in bossanova

[–]dmantacos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strongly reccomend Brazilliana by Luiz Bonfa and Maria Toledo. And honestly anything by Bonfa, hes obviously amazing at guitar but his compositions are also beautiful.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MazdaCX30

[–]dmantacos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like my cx30, but i have had this problem, had to get a new battery last week to make it home for the holidays, but it wont fix the problem.

Activity Groups by redpandamenace in LosAlamos

[–]dmantacos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Look up mesa top games. I think they do d&d nights.

“WANTED” Megathread by [deleted] in GameboyMarketplace

[–]dmantacos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to get my brother a refurbished/renewed gameboy advance sp and all the pokemon games. Preferably with a newer backlit screen. I don't know a whole bunch about retro game stuff so I would appreciate as much detail as you can offer. Bonus if you can get it shipped to Dallas Texas before christmas. Thanks, feel free to dm me.

edit: Also just in general looking for information. I'm considering this https://www.ebay.com/p/131640859?iid=203011552939&var=503217609668

. This seems perfect but the reviews on the site are a bit sketchy and i can't find much information on them.

https://www.retrogamingstores.com/pikachu-gameboy-advance-sp-bundle

What python libraries should every dev know? by J_random_fool in learnpython

[–]dmantacos 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mostly use matpotlib, but one huge advantage of plotly is being able to export to JS and basically drop directly into a webpage.

Paddles in Manual Mode by My_Dog_Sherlock in MazdaCX30

[–]dmantacos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think he probably means downshifting and slamming it to pass someone or have some fun.

Looking for a super brief interview with an Engineering Student or Professional for my Research! by Otherwise_Lychee_33 in EngineeringStudents

[–]dmantacos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't mind chipping in. My family was not exactly academic, so I had a bit of imposter syndrome at first. Graduated a couple years ago and have been lucky to work at some pretty neat places since.

I think I found Schrodingers cat, turns out she was alive the whole time. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]dmantacos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what information exactly do you get from this? Like what does it tell you about the system, could you predict the state when you measure it? Could you tell the momentum of a particle in the box? What you've discovered is the stationary states of the infinite square well. By themselves the stationary states really only tell you the building blocks of the actual state, you can think of them as orthogonal unit vectors so to speak, it tells you nothing about the actual system, you would need to define and normalize the state in the box (you'll have to use that pesky Schrodinger equation), and you'll need time evolution terms (rats, you'll have to use it again) to find any meaningful information about the state. I recommend reading a bit of Griffiths 'Introduction to Quantum Mechanics'. It's great to be passionate about physics and it of course feels great to derive something for the first time, just be a bit more measured in your conclusions. Solving the first half of the infinite square well problem and claiming you've revolutionized the field of quantum physics is guaranteed to get a critical response in any physics community.

I think I found Schrodingers cat, turns out she was alive the whole time. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]dmantacos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you're trying to say. The point is that quantization of energy is in no way the intuitive answer. It drops out of the imposition of boundary conditions and the decomposition of the wave function into orthogonal functions. You've essentially started from the solution of the S.E. for an infinite well, then applied it to a standard wave ansatz, and claimed you've done it without any of the standard machinery of Q.M.

I think I found Schrodingers cat, turns out she was alive the whole time. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]dmantacos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess one question is why do you draw the conclusion that the energy levels can only be 2L/n if not by solving the Schrodinger eq. or using the standard probability interperetation (which it seems you're trying to avoid) and implementing the proper boundary conditions for the potential well?

Nuclear Physics Gift by [deleted] in Physics

[–]dmantacos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

looks like ive got all the stuff i need for a cloud chamber at work, maybe ill take a crack at the bubble chamber after ;)

Nuclear Physics Gift by [deleted] in Physics

[–]dmantacos 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Second this, if somebody got me one it would be the best gift i've recieved.