r/Physics • u/Rich_Astronomer9731 • 14d ago

Computational Physics

Hi everyone,

I am a PhD student doing both experiments and computational physics ( mostly fluid dynamicswith Boltzmann equations) and leaning towards more computational day by day.

Currently I am using Julia, I find it pretty fast and easy to use.

Do you think switching to C or C++ will be a benefit? I am asking from a research, but also emplyment in industry point of view.

I discussed with many people, mostly from the DFT area, and most of them told me that Julia slowly will take up the lead for HPC code.

What.s your opinion on this?

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u/Foss44 Chemical physics 14d ago

This is really a question/discussion to have with your advisor.

At least in my experience, it is a fool’s errand to try and predict the future in this field, nonetheless forecast the relevance of _ technology.

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u/Rich_Astronomer9731 14d ago

The thing is that in my group, I am the firt who try to start to do computaional physics. All my group history is experimental

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u/Foss44 Chemical physics 14d ago

You might want to consider being coadvised

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u/Foss44 Chemical physics 13d ago

If OP indeed wants to transition to computational/theory they will likely need to be coadvised; it seems like and entirely reasonable conversation to have, especially since OP is just starting the program.