Where to Apply to For Mathematical Physics
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 3:08 pm
Hello all, I am currently in second year if mathematical physics from an ok university in north america.
By the end of my degree I will have taken the standard set of physics courses, classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, GR, E&M, Statistical physics, modern physics etc but also I will have taken pure math classes such as real analysis, measure theory, group theory, galois theory, ring theory, number theory, differential geometry, topology, complex variables etc.
I was wondering where is a good place to apply for "mathematical physics" since I am so far finding my math and physics courses to be distinct, and I am unsure if any program will synthesize the two. My other option was to take a bunch of graduate courses in math and physics from my local university and then after do a masters thesis. Sorry if it sounds like I have no idea what I am doing, but I really like learning math and physics and I am having a hard time figuring out a good plan to make use of my knowledge of the two in the future.
By the end of my degree I will have taken the standard set of physics courses, classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, GR, E&M, Statistical physics, modern physics etc but also I will have taken pure math classes such as real analysis, measure theory, group theory, galois theory, ring theory, number theory, differential geometry, topology, complex variables etc.
I was wondering where is a good place to apply for "mathematical physics" since I am so far finding my math and physics courses to be distinct, and I am unsure if any program will synthesize the two. My other option was to take a bunch of graduate courses in math and physics from my local university and then after do a masters thesis. Sorry if it sounds like I have no idea what I am doing, but I really like learning math and physics and I am having a hard time figuring out a good plan to make use of my knowledge of the two in the future.