(July 21, 2017 at 2:23 pm)Alex K Wrote: In addition to those basic requirements, curiosity to see and come up with exciting questions, a creative mind to find solutions and, last but not least, an excellent ability to think strategically about which topics are both interesting and within your capabilities to attack.
Regarding the part in bold, suppose, a theoretical physicist comes across some topic that is interesting but is not within his or her capabilities to attack (out of one's purview), as it would really require the added insight of a truly gifted and masterful pure mathematician or perhaps some other person who specializes in a particular branch of science (medicine, biology, chemistry, etc.) or perhaps a language specialist or some other seemingly unrelated specialist. How important is teamwork in making new discoveries in theoretical physics?
