Theoretical Physics

About this course

Theoretical physics is physics pursued at its most mathematically rigorous and conceptually ambitious. Where experimental physics tests theories against measurement, theoretical physics constructs and explores the mathematical frameworks that describe the fundamental laws of nature, from quantum mechanics and quantum field theory to general relativity, string theory, and the statistical mechanics of complex systems. It is one of the most intellectually demanding disciplines in all of science, requiring command of advanced mathematics alongside a deep physical intuition about how the universe works, and it is a degree that genuinely tests the limits of what is known. At the University of Durham, this four-year full-time programme is one of the most well-regarded theoretical physics degrees in the UK. Durham has exceptional research strength in theoretical physics, particularly in cosmolo

Where its graduates go

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• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
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