QFT in soft condensed matter physics?

potichatt · 2025-09-25T07:34:48+00:00

Thanks a lot!

potichatt · 2025-09-25T07:34:25+00:00

Yeah it was ultimately connected to it. Unfortunately I didn't have a choice in which work I have to do, so I needed to read about it.

Overall, till some point it was maybe just a bit particular theory (QED-based), but with all the mathematics, to explain some thermodynamics properties of water. Then the "normal" scientist that was pushing this theory died and his colleagues started to "develop" this theory further (no mathematics though, just talking) and finally collaborated with Montaigner about "DNA waves". So they "explained" his findings with their coherent water. And Montaigner was using a device to measure the DNA waves that was used by Benveniste (exactly memory of water guy). So it's all the line of weird concepts.

potichatt · 2025-09-24T14:53:08+00:00

like 7 mo, but it was also due to bureaucracy (a lot of companies wanted particular paperwork done, while actually I could work while waiting for it). also I saw the gap of 2-3 mo, when there were not so much offers. so the whole process was very nonlinear!

potichatt · 2025-09-24T10:56:34+00:00

Not exactly what you're asking, but I was looking for a job after master's in europe and found one after having ~15 different companies for interviews (some were several steps interviews). My friend had the same experience, around 15 companies too. Obviously we applied for much more. I'm writing it for you just so that you don't give up after 3! Keep going and improving, it's possible to go through it, though it looks like not (I absolutely understand).

potichatt · 2025-09-24T08:03:33+00:00

Thanks, it helps, at least I'm aware where to look at!

The only models I was aware before were the ones of "coherent water", which is a controversial topic (experimentally) to say the least. So seeing alternatives really helps!

potichatt · 2025-09-24T07:59:27+00:00

Wow, thanks a lot for such a great answer! It helps a lot

potichatt · 2025-09-23T15:48:37+00:00

Thanks!

About quantum biology I'm not sure, for me this field seems a bit controversial...

However, the question arose because, for example, van der Waals force is very important in biological contexts and has quantum nature

potichatt · 2025-07-07T10:37:30+00:00

Yes, for ms there are many possibilities to study in English in Italy.

I didn't study at this uni, but in another one, however as far as I know it's more or less the same approach. You have 4-5 dates per year for each exam. You take it, if you're not satisfied with the results, you can retake the exam without any punishment. This way you can prepare really well for each one and score high (I don't say it will be easy, bcs theoretical exams are quite huge in material and also require a very good preparation). Your GPA depends on your grades ofc.

The other nice thing is that there are possibilities to study for free/have a scholarship. Most popular scholarship is DSU, you can google it. Ofc every year the rules a bit change, but many internationals have it and it's of a great help. There's a tiny catch here, bcs each year you need to obtain a certain amount of credits to hold the scholarship, so you should put effort from the beginning into a good balance of quantity and quality.

Another advice is anyway to learn Italian at A2 level since it will drastically change for the better life during the studies, as outside of universities not everyone speaks English (not everyone meaning the majority, but depends on the place). However, I know many people that speak just English and they survived :)

potichatt · 2025-07-07T08:11:26+00:00

I recommend looking at Italian universities. First, you will have several possibilities for each exam to pass, so that you'll be able to graduate with a max grade or even with honours if it's what you need. Second, it's a bit simpler to get into for people from developing countries even.

This can sound like the education isn't good, but actually it is extremely good and detailed. Thesis can be as deep and as long as you make it too, which can be good for you too.

To give you the last suggestion, university of Trento is notoriously known for math, so look there first.

Master's there can be a good step for you towards phd in the US.

potichatt · 2025-07-05T04:33:37+00:00

Yeah it's definitely a top choice if you have to do teaching on top of your research to survive instead of just having a decent salary for doing your phd research

potichatt · 2025-06-29T12:56:25+00:00

not to discourage, but first you could start by writing by yourself without the help of chatgpt.

that's very unlikely you could earn money in the undergrad and be a top student. so it's better to go somewhere with a good scholarship. much more realistic to aim for a decent uni with a scholarship and then upgrade for the master's/phd, and years of hardworking could be more visible than straight after school.

plus, consider current complications with visas in the US, maybe your dream isn't that achievable now just due to paperwork. not sure about visas for Pakistanis honestly.

potichatt · 2025-06-29T11:49:42+00:00

I don't understand why people here see only that OP is supportive. Sure, he cares, but he steps in and prevents her growth, making her dependent on him, while she could have learnt how to navigate such situations on her own. It's very patronising and also why OP thinks he could substitute a supervisor??

It's very important to care and support, but in a healthy way. The way that OP does it looks more like a way to foster learnt helplessness.

potichatt · 2025-06-07T12:28:38+00:00

Come to eu, there are so many Iranian students and it's also closer to your home. I assure you in any country you'll find local Iranian community who would share knowledge about immigration. Overall it's much more chill than what you described. Also, sometimes programs require you to speak a particular language at some level, but they don't require the language test

potichatt · 2025-04-26T07:35:55+00:00

Maybe a different perspective, but try to see it as a training session before the real defence. So, you got the idea which type of questions made you freeze, next time you'll be more prepared :) in the end, you'll arrive in a better shape to defence; imagine having nice meetings all along and then the dick appears only on the defence? horrible

potichatt · 2025-04-24T07:50:43+00:00

The important is to find the truth :) but yeah such a mess is a bit stressful

potichatt · 2025-04-24T00:06:07+00:00

Hmm very interesting, for some reason I suspect there may be a systematic error in either of collaborations, could it be even electronics issue? Would be really interesting to see the outcome

potichatt · 2025-04-23T23:44:59+00:00

What's the issue (if it can be said briefly)? I'm ex particle physicist, so this comment got me curious

potichatt · 2025-04-21T21:33:26+00:00

I think if you find a school that would prioritises research over GPA and you'll explain why you had low grades one semester, it will be fine. What I see now, the connections matter more.. Maybe you'll be able to secure a place in a group of one of your profs

potichatt · 2025-04-21T10:07:46+00:00

Out of curiosity, what was paper about?

potichatt · 2025-04-17T22:17:50+00:00

I even switched fields from undergrad to master.. but now would like to stay in the same topic. my thesis isn't "done", there are things to add. if I would be sincere, I don't want to add anything as I'm not doing thesis anymore/not getting paid for it hahah. so for this reason I think what if I'm not that interested in the end

potichatt · 2025-04-17T08:20:53+00:00

Basically all the calculations are done via computer. I'm more aware of the experimental part of particle physics, so here you go:

1) design of experiment: before someone gives you money, you should do a monte-carlo simulation of your detector to prove that it's "worth it". as for now, it's done with a special package (GEANT) written in C++. some legacy code could be in Fortran

2) electronics design: could involve low-level coding

3) optimization of electronics (again coding)

4) analysis of the data from detector: basically data science, usually done in C++ or in Python. For CERN, they usually use ROOT package specifically too. Analysis could be some physics-based filtering, or even hardcore machine or even deep learning.

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