Eric Cornell: Practical Tips for Budding Physicists Discussion from “The How and Why of the World's Lowest Temperatures” at VTU in Bangalore, India
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Chapter 6 of 18: First Job in Physics
At what point did Eric Cornell realize he wanted to specialize in low temperature physics? Recalling his student days at Stanford, Prof. Cornell talks about his very first job in physics. (2 minutes, 55 seconds)
Chapter 1 of 18: Zeroing in on Rubidium
No topic is off the table as Eric Cornell invites students of VTU and MS Ramaiah to ask their questions. We kick off with a question about Rubidium. (4 minutes, 10 seconds)
Chapter 2 of 18: The Power of Lasers
What type of lasers did Eric Cornell use? Eric Cornell delights in the technical nature of the students' questions. (2 minutes, 58 seconds)
Chapter 3 of 18: The Issue of Funding
Was funding a factor in the early days of research for Eric Cornell? How different is it now? (5 minutes)
Chapter 4 of 18: Time and Practicalities
How do you know whether to keep pursuing a particular line of research? How do you know when to move on? Eric Cornell shares his thoughts on making the best use of time at the start of one's scientific career. (3 minutes, 45 seconds)
Chapter 5 of 18: What Is Superfluidity?
Eric Cornell expounds on superfluidity, its properties and possible applications. (3 minutes, 20 seconds)
Chapter 6 of 18: First Job in Physics
At what point did Eric Cornell realize he wanted to specialize in low temperature physics? Recalling his student days at Stanford, Prof. Cornell talks about his very first job in physics. (2 minutes, 55 seconds)
Chapter 7 of 18: 3 + 1
Are there more than three spatial dimensions? Is time different from space? Eric Cornell is asked to comment on four-vectors. (2 minutes, 10 seconds)
Chapter 8 of 18: Measuring Shadows
How accurately can the shadows which Prof. Cornell refers to in 'The How and Why of Low Temperature Physics' be measured to elucidate the properties of atoms? (2 minutes, 22 seconds)
Chapter 9 of 18: Challenges of Communicating Research to the Scientific Community
How difficult was it for Eric Cornell to communicate the results of his BEC experiments to the wider scientific community? (4 minutes, 30 seconds)
Chapter 10 of 18: Slowing Down the Speed of Light
How is it possible for BEC to affect the speed of light? (4 minutes, 6 seconds)
Chapter 11 of 18: Laser Cooling vs Other Methods
Other than laser cooling, are there any other methods to deduce the velocity of atoms? (3 minutes, 33 seconds)
Chapter 12 of 18: Impacts of Theoretical Physics
Is Eric Cornell's research predominantly experimental, or does theoretical physics play a role? (1 minute, 41 seconds)
Chapter 13 of 18: It Helps To Be Cheerful
How do you deal with setbacks in research? It helps a lot to be cheerful according to Eric Cornell, who extends this optimism to his outlook on life. (2 minutes, 5 seconds)
Chapter 14 of 18: Quench Currents
Why is the focus on temperature and not on other measurements such as quench currents when examining the properties of ultracold atoms? (2 minutes, 1 second)
Chapter 15 of 18: Life After Becoming a Nobel Laureate
How have things changed since Eric Cornell was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2001? (2 minutes, 11 seconds)
Chapter 16 of 18: Rewards, Awards and Happiness
For Eric Cornell, receiving the telephone call from Stockholm made him happy, but not as happy as when his experiments first worked. He shares his personal insights into different degrees of joy. (1 minute, 7 seconds)
Chapter 17 of 18: Pure vs Applied Science
Does pure science take a back seat compared to applied science? Eric Cornell argues the case for the importance of both pure and applied research. (1 minute, 13 seconds)
Chapter 18 of 18: Future Plans
"Is it only the arrogance of man that differentiates pure and applied research?" asks one brave student. And what are Eric Cornell's future plans? (3 minutes, 29 seconds)
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Science and engineering undergraduates at VTU in Bangalore relish the opportunity to put their questions to Eric Cornell.
