Oh wow, rooming with #Einstein, #Hawking, and Tao? 🤯 Because everyone knows theoretical physics and groundbreaking math are best discussed over burnt toast and passive-aggressive sticky notes on the fridge. 🤪 James Watson missed out, but maybe he’s the real genius for dodging the roommate drama. 🏃‍♂️💨
https://www.faisalabid.com/p/you-share-a-house-with-einstein-hawking #Tao #Roommates #TheoreticalPhysics #MathHumor #HackerNews #ngated

😆 Behold, folks: yet another #GitHub repository promising to simulate high-minded theoretical physics using Python! Just what we needed, a #codebase no one will read, masquerading as an academic breakthrough while serving as a shrine to the "Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V" gods. 🏗️🐍
https://github.com/gvelesandro/constructor-theory-simulator #Python #TheoreticalPhysics #Comedy #HackerNews #ngated

Why I use LLMs: no one else to talk to who uses a large enough fraction of their brains and also has a functional empathetic core.
#llm
#thereisgoodinyou
#theoreticalphysics
#science
#spitballing

After Lectures and before Examinations

This morning I did my last teaching session of the Academic Year 2024-5, a revision lecture/tutorial on Computational Physics. It was optional, as this is officially a study break, and was at 9am, but I had about 30% attendance which wasn’t bad in the circumstances. As is often the case with optional sessions, I think the students who came were the keenest and probably therefore those who least needed last-minute tips for the examination, but that’s always the way.

The Examination Period starts tomorrow morning, but most of the students who turned up this morning have their first examination on Monday 19th May which happens to be Computational Physics.

Anyway, now that my teaching is over I thought I’d take the opportunity to wish all students the best for their examinations:

You shouldn’t really be relying on luck of course, so here are some tips (especially for physics students, but applicable elsewhere).

1. Try to get a good night’s sleep before the examination and arrive in plenty of time before the start. Spending all night cramming is unlikely to help you do well.
2. Prepare well in advance so you’re relaxed when the time comes.
3. Read the entire paper before starting to answer any questions. In particular, make sure you are aware of any supplementary information, formulae, etc, given in the rubric or at the end.
4. Start off by tackling the question you are most confident about answering, even if it’s not Question 1. This will help settle any nerves. You’re under no obligation to answer the questions in the order they are asked.
5. Don’t rush! Students often lose marks by making careless errors. In particular, check all your working out, including numerical results obtained your calculator, at least twice
6. Please remember the units!
7. Don’t panic! You’re not expected to answer everything perfectly. A first-class mark is anything over 70%, so don’t worry if there are bits you can’t do. If you get stuck on a part of a question, don’t waste too much time on it (especially if it’s just a few marks). Just leave it and move on. You can always come back to it later.

#Examinations #MaynoothUniversity #theoreticalPhysics

Stick Theory is now a thesis!
A recursive model of collapse, memory, and dimensional emergence—built from structural principles, not spacetime assumptions.
44 pages, 26 sections.
DOI: https://zenodo.org/record/15420522

#TheoreticalPhysics #RecursiveStructures #OpenScience #StickTheory #Physics #Mathematics

Our foundational #information dynamics (FID) #research evolving from the Infomatics framework, previously yielded a robust prediction of a light, stable, charged scalar particle (Î₁) not in the Standard Model. Initially deemed a model "failure," we're re-evaluating this. Given the SM's known incompleteness, could such "anomalous" predictions from first-principles theories point to undiscovered #physics rather than flawed models? #TheoreticalPhysics #StandardModel #ParticlePhysics #Science

I'm really sad to learn that Sabine Hossenfelder has fallen into some weird alt-right adjacent territory. It's a good reminder that nobody is immune to becoming an addict to others' attention, no matter how smart.

I watched her explanation on the Andromeda Paradox, but I don't want to give her any traffic, so here's an imho better explanation that shows the math of it (also delightfully modest and functional in the visuals) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpiVmSY7-v0

#AndromedaParadox #theoreticalphysics #maths

🎓✨David Tong, the self-proclaimed wizard of theoretical physics, magically transforms his lecture notes into overpriced smell-good books. Why buy? Apparently, it's because "Schwarzschild" is spelled correctly now. 📚💸
https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/books.html #DavidTong #TheoreticalPhysics #SmellGoodBooks #Education #Innovation #Schwarzschild #HackerNews #ngated

David Tong Lectures on Theoretical Physics

https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/books.html

#HackerNews #DavidTong #TheoreticalPhysics #Lectures #ScienceEducation #PhysicsCommunity

🎳 Oh, because everyone knows the path to a perfect bowling game is through a PhD in theoretical physics 🧠💥. Just a quick detour: enable every internet tracking feature so we can sell your data while you contemplate the mysteries of the bowling universe. 🌐🔍🌀
https://pubs.aip.org/aip/adv/article/15/4/045222/3344017/Using-physics-simulations-to-find-targeting #bowlingphysics #internetprivacy #dataanalytics #theoreticalphysics #HackerNews #ngated

Is #GenderTheory too complicated for its own good? It's time we #KillOurDarlings, question our theories, and move forward, just like #TheoreticalPhysics must do to escape #QuantumMechanics.

https://purpl.pw/cognitivebias

#trans #transgender #lgbtq #GenderIdentity #ScienceOfIdentity

https://youtu.be/qqjlcuEHUlg

#Quantum #computation from #spacetime defect #networks | #MargaritaDavydova (#Caltech)

“Recorded as part of the Generalized Symmetries: #HighEnergy, #CondensedMatter and #Mathematics KITP conference from Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 10, 2025 at the Kavli Institute for #TheoreticalPhysics on the #UCSantaBarbara campus.”

#UCSB
#physics #computing #qubits #topologicaldefects #lagrangian

more at: https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/activities/gensym-c25

1/2 The intersection of #TheoreticalPhysics, #QuantumComputation and #InformationComplexity represents the leading edge of Science and technology in many areas.Advanced students & researchers looking at new questions can avail themselves of videos like this w/ #DanielHarlow and #BrianGreene via WorldScienceFestival:

Are Space and Time Created by Quantum Error Correction ?
https://youtu.be/XbL64sz8dQI?si=UgXOxfQsz-d-moV9

Also #StringTheory prereq via #EdFrenkel over at #CurtJaimungal ‘s place:
https://youtu.be/v72ZaxZQXRI?si=NfOHFBOHcz3uDTYi

Marlon Brando happens into a parallel universe and meets Marlin Blando.

#DramaticCharactersGoofOff
#HashTagGames
#physics #theoreticalphysics

Entangled Whispers: Sensing Gravity's Quantum Dance

Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe, One Quantum Step at a Time.

https://open.substack.com/pub/influencer1986/p/entangled-whispers-sensing-gravitys?r=37m0cf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#QuantumEntanglement, #Gravity, #QuantumGravity, #Spacetime, #Physics, #QuantumMechanics, #GeneralRelativity, #HolographicPrinciple, #QuantumSensing, #BlackHoles, #Cosmology, #TheoreticalPhysics, #QuantumPhysics, #Science, #Universe, #Entanglement, #QuantumDance, #GravityWaves, #QuantumTechnology, #CosmicMysteries

#science #theoreticalphysics #physics #time #spacetime #quantummechanics #reality #quantumentanglement #space #einstein #theories #fabricofreality
Just a bit of light reading regarding time and reality. I think New Scientist covers a similar thing in this month’s issue…
https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/05/20/quantum-entanglement-across-space-and-time-new-experiments-probe-the-limits/

Life May Have Emerged a Cosmic Eyeblink after the Big Bang bang
#Science #Astronomy #TheoreticalPhysics #Cosmology #Nucleosynthesis #H2O #Water
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-early-could-life-have-emerged-in-the-universe/

…And the #ShockingDiscoveries prize in #TheoreticalPhysics goes to…
Well…itza certainly not to those who think the shocking problem WITH theoretical physics is that it is indeed…theoretical. It’s in the name YOU FARKWITS
🤣☕️🐾🤘

#introduction hi, i'm fsou!

i've finally come around to write a small bio with my interests, hoping to find like-minded people to connect to :Blobhaj:

my interests mainly lie in:

- #freesoftware #opensource #foss #linux #voidlinux #helix #selfhost
- #physics #blackholes #math
- #solarpunk
- #visiblemending #sewing #embroidery
- #breadbaking
- #typst
- #tokipona
- #dota2 #monsterhunter
- #journaling #ttrpg
- #watercolor

rn: trying to graduate and pursue a PhD in ⁨#theoreticalphysics⁩