Sébastien

PhD student in theoretical physics at KU Leuven

[Jonathan Oppenheim @postquantum]

OpenAI leadership (@gdb, @markchen90) are promoting a paper in Physics Letters B where GPT-5 proposed the main idea — possibly the first peer-reviewed paper where an LLM generated the core contribution. One small problem: GPT-5's idea tests the wrong thing. 1/

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

Had an interesting conversation with a colleague about conferences. When 70% of the audience is on its laptop waiting for their moment to speak, then WTF are we doing? Checking boxes for our CVs? Where is the scientific curiosity? Stamped out by the academic rat race to the top?

[Sébastien @holographythms]

It is quite sad to see the amount of people influenced by @skdh who are naturally curious about fundamental physics but completely give up on that curiosity when she tells them that it's all a hoax and worthless science. (2/2)

[Sébastien @holographythms]

As Carl Sagan said, "Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere."

In my limited time in fundamental physics, the most important common quality of successful scientists I've met is imagination, curiosity and enthusiasm. (1/2)

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

@skdh 's crack down on curiosity driven research combined with her ignorance, arrogance&populist takes makes her an influential noise producer harming not the established profs, but the PhD & PDs in the field. Also the curious highschooler finds her/his way to the misinfornation.

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

Buying flight Brussels-Boston and stops in Amsterdam. Booking instead Adam-US is significantly more expensive. (Ignoring train ticket to Adam). Also traveling to family in South of France for Xmass. Train 3 x expensive than flight. Our economic system punishes train travel.

[Sébastien @holographythms]

@ThomasVanRiet2 Don't @ me past working hours please boss 🙏 thanks

[Sébastien @holographythms]

My first ever paper! Thanks a lot to @ThomasVanRiet2 and Mario Trigiante for the collaboration. Stay tuned for our next attempts at understanding 0 dimensional holography ;)

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

Leuven student @holographythms bulking up his supergravity muscles with Mario Trigiante and me flexing in the background ;)
https://t.co/3GuNibG17O

[Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @DrKarimWafa]

I can’t believe what I just read…

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

Big Iftar in Leuven to support the people in Gaza❤️

[Sébastien @holographythms]

@ThomasVanRiet2 A wild reindeer was spotted at the party

[Sébastien @holographythms]

@ThomasVanRiet2 @DanielMayerson Sorry boss I apologize :(

[Sébastien @holographythms]

@ThomasVanRiet2 @DanielMayerson Stop bullying your colleagues....... This is really bad abuse of power. People feel unsafe here. You need to learn.

[Sébastien @holographythms]

Here's a great way to start a rainy Wednesday morning:
https://t.co/wLKXM67UYe
Give it a listen if you've never heard a Kora before!

[Sébastien @holographythms]

@ThomasVanRiet2 All tweets with spelling mistakes are an act of rebellion.

[Sébastien @holographythms]

Today I received a FWO PhD Fellowship, funding 4 years of my research at KU Leuven! In other words, @ThomasVanRiet2 while have to suffer my ignorance for a little longer

[Inst. Física Teórica @ift_uam_csic]

📸Family photo from the #Swamplandia Conference held at the unique environment of the @RJBOTANICO downtown Madrid 🌳

Read more about #Swamplandia here: https://t.co/EbjKCKTtbN

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

A very basic question about classical mechanics. Snell's law says that light follows Fermat's principle such that a change in medium makes the angles obey: sin(theta_1) n_1 = sin(theta_2)n_2.
You can for instance derive this using Euler Lagrange variation on the time functional

[Sébastien @holographythms]

@M_Disgelo This paper argues that it actually is finite... : https://t.co/e3x4l3TPLL

[Thomas Van Riet @ThomasVanRiet2]

Bbq season officially opened with fellow swamplanders @holographythms , @VincentVanHeme1 , @gary_shiu ! At least 3 new conjectures were born. I think.

[Vincent Van Hemelryck @VincentVanHeme1]

Submitted my thesis today!