A Day In The Life: Computational Physics

[@yeoahjang5695]

Hey what you're doing is really cool, keep going man. I studied physics at college, but dropped out, now learning/working as a web developer, but physics has always been the passion in my heart, especially computational physics. I really miss the grind, spending a whole day on a problem, the high you get from the epiphany after the long struggle. Wish to come back to it someday. Please keep doing what you're doing, its really cool and inspires me, thanks.

[@GregWintherArtist]

Thank you very much for your earnest comment. :)

[@Edkahmed]

0:38 that was the Coolest thing I've EVER heard .

[@sam314]

Physics on a Computer... I love it.

[@sushrutkumar6198]

Hi Greg, I am also working on scientific computing. I want to ask which IDEs, libraries, editors & resources do you use in your work.

[@nurhusni]

Are you familiar with physics simulation/modelling? Could you give us some examples how you do your research with it?

[@juan-carlosisip4949]

This looks fun! I'm an undergraduate Applied physics student. I'm planning to go to Medical Physics after. Best of luck to you bud👍

[@joseruvalcaba1578]

Could you do a video about your pc or which components are good for computational physics?

[@GregWintherArtist]

Jose Ruvalcaba Hi! I want to do another video soon, but I have had a lot to do so haven’t gotten around to it. Maybe about something like this. Thanks for the suggestion ;)

[@joseruvalcaba1578]

@@GregWintherArtist would be excellent!!, Hope you can make it, i'm just beginning the career on physics thats why haha, thanks for the answer!

[@hack-stack]

I am soon to be undergraduate in IT engineering from Finland ! can I jump to master in computational physics? I couldn't find any relevant information on the internet regarding this ! some says only physics and engineering physics undergrad are allowed in the stream ! is anybody here with a genuine suggestion?

[@GregWintherArtist]

Krishna Acharya Hi! Regrettably, I think that you would come up short on the physics curriculum to be eligible for a master in (computational) physics. You would still need the basic package. Even though it is computational, it is still physics: Newtonian mechanics, electromagnetism, thermal/statistical physics, waves and oscillatory physics including optics, quantum mechanics etc. There are of course other ways to prove that you know this stuff without taking a BSc in Physics. Taking a Physics GRE test for instance. That said, there is always need for engineers on all kinds of physics projects/experiments.

[@poldiam]

Is Computational Physics a good bachelor degree to take? or what would you recommend?

[@GregWintherArtist]

Yes! I don’t know how every degree in the world I built up, but studying computational physics is definitely something I would recommend. No matter what kind of physics you do, you will usually have to do a bit of programming and/or make use of numerical methods every so often, so if you do well you will probably find a place in academia if that’s what you want. If you would like another career, you’re skills will also be highly valued outside the university as well; right now I am working as a summer intern for a large IT/tech consultancy because of the programming and data science skills acquired through my computational physics degree. You will most likely be able to find a job as a developer or as an analyst/data science. And of course; physics is a truly fascinating subject!

[@Abhidnya.Deokar]

@@GregWintherArtist I'm gonna join college within a month, will be pursuing computational physics, and I hope with this bachelors degree I could pursue a career in particle / fundamental physics.

[@lucidboy9436]

why as a consultant but not at any research company? Just curious@@GregWintherArtist

[@Edkahmed]

What's the relationship between Computational Physics and Machine Learning ? I'm super intro both subjects but can't really decide .

[@GregWintherArtist]

Hi Ed! In theoretical physics you will rather quickly encounter problems that are impossible to solve analytically, i.e. with a pen and some paper. Here you need to use numerical methods on a computer, which is the "field" of Computational Physics. I wrote the quotation marks, because it is not really a field but a way to do things. The simplest example of such a problem is the three body problem (check out the wikipedia article) Machine Learning, on the other hand, is a toolbox or a type of methods that a physicist can employ to solve a particular problem. Such are becoming increasingly popular in physics. In particle physics, for instance, you have ginormous parameter spaces that you need to search. Machine learning can do this quicker than a more naïve brute-force search of all parameters. Ingrid, from the video, used gaussian processes to evaluate cross-sections (almost like a probability that a particular scattering will take place) in quantum field theory. Her thesis is here: www.duo.uio.no/handle/10852/63841

[@Edkahmed]

Sounds fantastic ! thank you .

[@reidjohnson7240]

I’m starting a research problem using machine learning to evaluate matricies, any tips on good ide’s to work in?

[@brawnstein]

As a general tip, don't rely on IDEs. It is better to learn to code directly from poweshell, albeit it is harder to learn.

[@StephanSingh2495]

Hey, I had a question, Can a bachelor in computer engineering do MSc in computational Physics?

[@GregWintherArtist]

Yes I think it would be possible, subject to the sub-field of physics you would want to get into. Some areas may be difficult without a strong theoretical background in physics i.e. a physics undergraduate degree. That said, there is always need for people that are able to do large-scale computational modelling and data analysis. All major, recent discoveries would be impossible without such tools; 2012 discovery of Higgs, 2013 Nobel prize in chemistry for computational modelling of molecules, 2016 discovery of gravitational waves.

[@StephanSingh2495]

@@GregWintherArtist Ok, Thank you man👍

[@thestonedyeti9708]

@@StephanSingh2495 I have programming skills and love for physics. I am currently working as a dev in tcs and want to switch. What should I do? Mtech in cs AI? Msc in compitational physics? And from which institute? I have mecahnical engg degree but I havent studied at all in my college days.

[@OscarGonzalez-qm9qw]

Why is the yointerneto intro in here?

[@afnanj]

I don’t get what this field is??? Can you electorate just computer physics

[@GregWintherArtist]

Computational Physics was a master's programme at the University of Oslo. Now it is called Computational Science: www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/computational-science-master/ It has a bunch of paths to choose from.

[@zirenxie419]

Hi, I am very interested in computational physics, and UiO is a very famous college in the world. I have checked physics master programme in the website of UiO, I want to ask that what the different of these six programme options in physics programme? are you in the theroatical physics programme? thank you.

[@GregWintherArtist]

It is difficult to get into depth about everything, so this will be very brief. The programme option you choose will mostly affect with which research group you write your master’s thesis. If you do nuclear and particle physics you will choose either nuclear or particle. We have an in-house cyclotron where they do heavy-ion collisions (I think). You may also work on projects related to CERN, will likely involve some data analysis related to experiments. Our theory group has people that do supersymmetry, dark matter theory and low-energy quantum stuff. The biomedical and biophysics group study different radiation therapies related to cancer treatment as well as medical imaging. The space physics and space technology group do mostly studies of the atmosphere and aid in designing experiments including rockets and satellites. Didactic physics is about how to best teach physics. They are involved with designing curricula for high school and the like. The condensed matter group (materials, nano, quantum) work with semiconductors, solar cells, superconductors etc. Blend between theory and experiment. I was in the, now defunct, computational physics programme. I did quantum many-body physics on systems of electrons (i.e. quantum chemistry). This programme now exists as part of the Computational Science programme.

[@zirenxie419]

@@GregWintherArtist So if i want to do computational physics, I should apply for the CS programme. Okay, thank you bro.

[@thestonedyeti9708]

I also want to do masters in this field. great vid

[@GregWintherArtist]

Go for it!

[@sahanwijethunga4992]

Dreams. One day

[@nysewerrat6577]

Lol, what do you mean you don't know why they're here?

[@edetmmekut809]

wow u folks look more like a software engineer

[@primenumberbuster404]

lmao

[@josephknutson1700]

You've outdone yourself 😤😫💦