From: quanta2@aol.com (Quanta2)
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: experimentalist vs theorist~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I'm wondering whether i should go into theory or experiment in physics. If
you are trained as a theorist and you want to become an experimentalist
later on, what might be of hinderance for this switching? That is if one
is a theorist, what skills would you not have to become an
experimentalist? Also, if you are trained (during your ph.d) as an
experimentalist and want to do theory later on, what skills would you not
have that is crucial for being a theorist?

in practice how much theoretical work can experimantalist do on works that
they have done? do experimentalist always look toward the theorist for
answers? also do theorists always look toward the experimentalist for
verification of their theory?

e-mail will be appreciated

thanks