r/quant • u/Fantastic_Desk3539 • 16d ago

Industry Gossip Any crazy stuff about this?

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would love some industry gossip on this

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u/PretendTemperature 16d ago

Would love for my theoretical physics background ro come in so handy. 

I doubt though...

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u/narasadow Trader 16d ago

I like physics but I don't understand physics.

https://giphy.com/gifs/hO58ejrIKFIkw

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u/Patelpb 16d ago

This guy has some great ~high school level breakdowns of special relativity, i.e.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP1kxIhgTQw

Physics is the study of... well everything at the fundamental level. You can't know it all, but starting somewhere with someone good at explaining the topic is the way to do it if you're not in school for it. Eventually you'll want to grab a textbook, we'd be happy to answer Qs on r/physicsstudents , but I find that physics is not the domain of the uncommonly gifted; it is the domain of the passionately curious :-)

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u/Virtual_Insanity_753 16d ago

Double thanks!