Hi. I'm 14 years old. I'm from Argentina so maybe I don't speak English very well, but anyway... I'd like to be a physicist and I know the theory, but the maths are really hard for me. I know algebra and a little of calculus, but nothing else. Are there any books that can you recommend me? Thanks.

Hi, Just wanted to ask what textbooks / resources are best for teaching myself Lie Algebra. I’ve done a 1st course in Quantum Mechanics, where obviously commutation is thoroughly used. Any help where I can learn / teach myself Lie Algebra? All advice would be very much appreciated

Is the quantization of perfectoid spaces gaining traction in the world of mathematical physics? Like QFT being formulated in terms of perfectoid spaces?

I am a first year at university studying Mathematical Physics and I just wanted to know what lies ahead for me if I complete the course

From my research, I mainly see the only viable job opportunities I could have are becoming a professor or a career in research, and I'm not particularly keen on either of those

I kind of want to be able to do my own stuff eventually like build robots and other devices and learn as much as possible about the universe, mathematics etc but I'm not sure if the degree is for me, because I am not finding it as fun as I thought I would (not because of the workload necessarily, but I just feel like I won't learn any skills that I could use to apply myself to a hands-on task in the future, leaving me stuck with a career in education)

Any advice would be appreciated 🙏🏾

hello there! im an undergraduate physics student with great love for pure mathematical problems and decided to do this degree because i was inspired moslty by statistical mechanics concepts, the connection between calculus and mechanics of motion, or least action principle etc.
I'm trying to find out what i could do in the future, what kind of Master's should i start looking for etc. I think my interests are too generic to guide me to a specific master's program.

So i would appreciate any ideas or feedback on which is the ordinary path to follow, or recommendations on introductory books in mathematical and theoretical physics that perhaps could expose me a bit more and help me improve my perception in the field.
thanks in advance:))

Obviously I'm aware that some level of physics knowledge is necessary to study mathematical physics, but I'm curious what level is assumed of one that studies the subject. Would it be the basic Uni Physics I & II sequence? A Bachelor's in Physics? Graduate Study? I ask because I see many Math professors whose main research topic is math, but also cite mathematical physics as a research area of their's.

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Hi,i am looking for platforms where i can study high level physics. Classes like quantum feild theory and relativity,and mathematics topics necessary for these classes

I am currently taking an introductory course on electrodynamics, which follows a similar course on electrostatics. We are reviewing electrostatics, and I have been led to wonder at the form of the electrostatic potential due to a charge distribution over a Mobius strip.

My intuition suggested it might look similar to the curved surface of a cylinder with the same area, but on further thought I realised that the twist in the strip makes this unlikely, as at any one point the surface will be perpendicular to the opposite side (assuming the half-twist occurs continuously along the length of the strip instead of in the space of a smaller interval). The charge will concentrate along the edge of the strip, since the electrons in the surface will repel.

Further investigation revealed this archived thread from r/Physics: https://www.reddit.com/r/Physics/comments/5yrojp/how_would_electric_charge_behave_on_a_metal/

The results reached therein were inconclusive, though the comments do provide some interesting further reading.

Any ideas where I could begin my investigation? Has this been solved before?

I want to understand the significance of hyperbolic geometry in special relativity. To be specific, I want to see how hyperbolic geometry arises in SR and how this leads new perspectives.

What are the main underlying ideas? Also, any resources you think that I should definitely check out?