Chapter 850 What Is It Like to Study for a PhD in Theoretical Physics?

Chapter 846 What is it like to study for a PhD in theoretical physics?

What is it like to study for a PhD in theoretical physics?

Wang Haibo feels that this feeling is similar to Schrödinger's cat. If you don't open it, you will never know whether it is dead or alive. Only by experiencing it personally can you understand what it feels like.

Get up, go to class, write an article, eat, discuss with a tutor, write code, discuss with a senior, write an article, revise an article, eat, browse arXiv, continue to revise articles, and sleep.

This is his daily routine.

Outsiders who have never studied physics will always feel that this industry is so high-end.

He felt the same way at the beginning, and felt that he was talented in physics. He fantasized about establishing his own school, establishing a sect, and even winning the Nobel Prize to bring honor to his country.

But in fact, it's not that simple.

So, after seeing Guanghua University's classroom recruitment plan, he was shaken.

The main concern is his girlfriend Jiang Bei.

Jiang Bei will graduate the year after next, and Jiang Bei has mentioned before that he wants to continue his PhD studies.

If I go to Guanghua University, the two of them will become a long-distance relationship, which may even last for several years, and...

Will Jiang Bei be willing to come to Ludao?

These are what he worries about.

When he finished speaking, Wang Haibo looked at Jiang Bei nervously.

"Guanghua University?"

Jiang Bei was no stranger to this school, but was surprised, "Why do you suddenly think of going to Guanghua University?"

"Guanghua University just released a teacher recruitment plan today. There are hundreds of people to be recruited, and the salaries are also very objective. I think this is an opportunity."

Wang Haibo was silent for a few seconds, and his eyes gradually dimmed.

"I told you about my family's situation. Without the help of my family, it would be difficult for me to afford a house."

At the end of his speech, Wang Haibo looked directly at Jiang Bei, his attitude was extremely solemn and serious.

"But it's different now. You only need to go to Guanghua University and it will take a year or two."

"I want to give you a home, a home that belongs to us!"

Wang Haibo's family situation is not bad, but very bad.

He was born in a small mountain valley in Tianfu Province. His mother left home when he was twelve years old. As for his father, he died in a traffic accident when he was seventeen years old.

In the same year, his mother-in-law, who had always loved him, unfortunately passed away. Because of her poverty, she was buried in a thin coffin.

The suffering behind people can still be overcome, but the dignity in front of people is extremely fragile.

He still remembers that when he was in class, he was often called out of the classroom for questioning by his teacher because he was in arrears with tuition fees.

If you go to class wet on a rainy day, there might still be mud behind your butt.

In the summer, I walked barefoot on the hot road, and in the winter, I shivered in shabby clothes and walked through the long aisle to get my homework books.

These may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. If he hadn't been able to collect bonuses from the podium after exams and post certificates on the wall to satisfy his final vanity, he might have given up long ago.

Fortunately, fate still has some mercy after all.

After entering high school, the school waived all tuition and fees, and he also received help from kind-hearted people for his living expenses, which allowed him to complete his studies.

From Juguang Township Primary School, Dayin Town Middle School, Yilong County Middle School, and then to Modu University, the belief that has always supported him is: keep reading and get out of the mountains!

Only reading can help him get out of the mountains; only reading can change his destiny!

The twenty-four years of studying have been windy, rainy, and muddy, and not easy at all, just like a big dream.

After all, he is just a small-town problem solver.

Being able to get out of the mountains and come to Shanghai University is already the limit.

He has no parents to help him, no one to rely on, he can only rely on himself.

Jiang Bei knows all this.

Thinking of Wang Haibo's experiences, her eyes became misty and she hugged him.

She choked up and said: "Stupid pig, no matter what choice you make, I will always support you, and I will always be by your side!"

Modu University is only a 211 university, but due to its geographical advantages, Modu University has developed well.

As for whether Wang Haibo can enter Guanghua University, Jiang Bei has no doubt.

Regardless of the fact that the evaluation of Physics at Modu University is B-level, which ranks around 20-30 in the country, Wang Haibo accumulated a lot of experience during his Ph.D., and published three SCI papers in Zone 1 as the first author!

What are the concepts of the three Zone 1 SCI papers?

In most universities, the graduation requirements for a Ph.D. in physics are one SCI paper in Zone 1 or two SCI papers in Zone 2. With Wang Haibo’s level and grades, his own school, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, invited him to stay as a teacher and claimed that he only needed to publish one paper. He wrote a top-notch paper in physics and was directly promoted to full professor.

Of course, this is the University of Shanghai. If you want to be promoted to a full professor, you will need at least one or even two PRL papers.

What is PRL?

The full name of PRL is "Physical Review Letters", which is translated into Chinese as Physical Review Letters. It is not only the top journal in the physics community, but also recognized as No. 1.

Just like the four major journals in mathematics, not all the top journals in all fields are "Nature" and "Science". In the world of physics, PRL is the most influential journal.

Wang Haibo hugged Jiang Bei tightly, smelling the fragrance of the beauty in front of him, and the uneasiness in his heart slowly disappeared.

After both of them were in a better mood, Wang Haibo also revealed another reason for choosing Guanghua University.

"Physics requires too much talent. I cannot achieve significant research results with my talent. In this case, I think it is better to spend this time on teaching. Maybe I can also unearth some good seedlings and provide physics talents to the country."

Subjects such as mathematics and physics cannot be compensated for by hard work.

Judging from historical experience, great scientists have their own physics problems when they are undergraduates, and they come up with inspiration to solve problems when they are masters. For example, Newton came up with the idea of ​​universal gravitation at the age of 23; Einstein came up with the idea of ​​special relativity at the age of 26 and completed his thesis.

Geniuses enter the Ph.D. age with physical inspiration, complete the theoretical framework during the Ph.D. age, and use the subsequent time to perfect the theory and design experiments.

This field only needs a small number of talented people.

Wang Haibo knows that he is not this kind of gifted person. He is only a little gifted at most, and with such experience, he hopes to become a full-time teaching teacher, focusing more on teaching so that students can avoid detours. .

Guanghua University is the best choice because most universities now recruit scientific research and teaching teachers, and teaching only takes up a very small part of the energy, most of which is spent on scientific research.

He felt that this was wrong. The more important thing in universities should be to train students. They should either concentrate on learning or teaching. How could they have both?

At least under the current situation, Guanghua University is the best choice.

…

In one night, Guanghua University's teacher recruitment plan spread almost throughout the domestic doctoral circle, and even the international student circle abroad.

Not only the fresh doctoral students are excited, but even some teachers also have some ideas.

And this time.

The School of Physics at Beijing University, known as one of the four major lunatic asylums, was not very peaceful that night.

ps: Sorry, I got stuck and it took me so long to write it out.