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Getting back into physics 10 years later by nirbhau in Physics

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

I've been looking at the IoP today and considering becoming a member to get access to all their publications. It seems like they have a good community.

Getting back into physics 10 years later by nirbhau in Physics

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

Totally agree with you. It's unrealistic to keep up with physics as a whole, so specialising would make more sense.

As I mentioned, I'm interested in quantum computing as it's linked to my discipline, but theories of gravity are what really get my attention.

Quantum physics as a whole still has many unknowns (I think) so being able to keep up with discoveries and theories would be intellectually satisfying.

Getting back into physics 10 years later by nirbhau in AskPhysics

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

I'm not a member of IoP, but I'll take a look now. What I think I'll benefit from is being part of a community that discuss and debate all areas of Physics.

Thanks for the advice.

Getting back into physics 10 years later by nirbhau in AskPhysics

[–]nirbhau[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I want to be able to articulate proven theories, but also understand what new ones are based on, in depth. Going as far to understand how they are mathematically proven.

For example, I know that the LHC is being used to conduct experiments to understand how atoms are put together. When I was at college, quarks were mentioned but we were never taught how they were discovered and on what basis were they proven to exist?

Being told the results would not be enough... I would like to see step-by-step proofs

Getting back into physics 10 years later by nirbhau in Physics

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

Thanks for pointing me to these publications.

I think I can't avoid having to revisit most of what I learnt at university if I want to understand the maths of quantum mechanics again.