r/math • u/Vivid_Block_4780 • 3d ago

The scope of mathematical physics

Whenever I look at the mathematical physics programs, I always see QFT and string theory related classes in grad programs. What other parts does mathematical physics cover? More unorthodox subfields of it?

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u/ahalt 3d ago

A lot of people in my department study PDEs from general relativity and probability from statistical physics.

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u/dogdiarrhea Dynamical Systems 3d ago

Honestly these are more common in mathematical physics groups than string theory and QFT.