Timeline for As a grad student how to approach a possible breakthrough research?
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| Aug 8, 2015 at 1:36 | comment | added | Student | ^I think you are reading the question unfairly. I think the author clearly means that the heuristic is seen to be working in as many cases as they have tested and that they have tested extensively. I feel that its obvious that all this basic diligence has been done. | |
| Aug 6, 2015 at 7:39 | comment | added | Alexandros | No proof => no breakthrough. The fact that you have some heuristic that works for some cases, does not prove anything. You need to: a) Test with as many instances as possible b) Find a common pattern where your heuristic works for those instances where it works c) Based on that, find more problem instances where your heuristic works d) Describe where it does not work and why. e) Describe why it is useful to have a partial solution for working instances f) Give theoretical bounds where your instance would work and where it would not | |
| Aug 6, 2015 at 5:11 | comment | added | Nobody | I am trying to figure out what you are really up to. Are you asking whether you can use this possible breakthrough to get into the very top tier school? | |
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| Aug 5, 2015 at 14:18 | answer | added | Patricia Shanahan | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 6:37 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | If your breakthrough turned out to be unoriginal, or to have some fatal flaw, would you still want to switch to field Y? | |
| Aug 5, 2015 at 4:38 | answer | added | Nobody | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 18:41 | comment | added | Davidmh | @RandomGrad "Dear Prof. Y, Mr. Coauthor and I have been working on this problem, and would like to hear your opinion. Find attached the preprint/tech report/WIP. Do you think we are on to something?" If he is positive about it, go ahead and publish it! Either way, you will have a better grasp of how important this is. | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 9:27 | answer | added | BigAl | timeline score: 13 | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 9:17 | comment | added | RandomGrad | The issue what would the reaction be of the profs in an institute where I might apply to pursue a PhD. in Y. Think of a senior prof in the field who reads my SOP. They would obviously be aware of this famous open question : but how will they react to someone like me claiming to have found (along with co-grads) heuristics to settle it. | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 9:02 | comment | added | Nobody | @Davidmh I think you and I are onto the same thing. Why not talk to the prof who motivated the OP to Y? | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 8:59 | comment | added | Davidmh | Do you have reasons to believe that this professor will react badly at other people joining his field? Since he was the one who encouraged to take on this field, have you talked to him and discussed the relevance of your findings? | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 8:54 | comment | added | Nobody | So, you want to go to any school/department which would shift to Y? Not necessay your current school? Is my interpretation correct? | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 8:48 | comment | added | RandomGrad | A 'statement-of-purpose" that one typically submits in any grad school admission process. | |
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| Aug 4, 2015 at 8:47 | comment | added | Nobody | If you plan to stay at the current school, what do you mean by "explaining in my statements"? A research proposal? | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 8:44 | comment | added | RandomGrad | Most probably trying to shift grad schools to pursue Y | |
| Aug 4, 2015 at 8:32 | comment | added | Nobody | Are you planning to apply for another graduate school or stay at the current one? | |
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