Welcome to Eigenspace, the official online forum of the XMUM Physics Student Council.
What is Eigenspace?
Eigenspace is a dedicated discussion forum for Physics students and lecturers. It exists to give us a persistent, searchable, well-organised space to do things that WhatsApp groups and tutorial rooms can’t:
- Work through physics problems collaboratively, with proper math rendering
- Share and discuss research papers and ideas
- Follow Journal Club sessions before and after they happen
- Find and share academic resources
- Connect with lecturers, seniors and alumni on academic topics
It is built on Discourse, a modern open-source forum platform used by research communities and universities worldwide.
Your Account
Registration & Approval
After registering at forum.physicsxmum.my, your account will be manually reviewed and approved by the student council before you can post. This is to keep the community trustworthy and spam-free.
Important: Please use a username that is identifiable as your real name — e.g. wangjian, lim_yen_kheng, jack_hxun. Accounts with anonymous or unidentifiable usernames may be delayed or rejected. You can always set a display name separately.
Your First Steps After Approval
- Read this post (you’re doing that now ✓)
- Head to Announcements → Introduce Yourself and drop a short hello
- Read the
Formatting & Writing Guide — especially the math section - Browse the categories and find a thread that interests you
Categories
Every post on Eigenspace belongs to a category. Before posting, find the right one.
| Category | What belongs here |
|---|---|
| Announcements | Official notices from the Physics Student Council. Read-only for most members. |
| General | Anything that doesn’t fit elsewhere — casual discussion, questions about university life, off-topic physics musings. |
| Problems | Stuck on a physics problem? Post it here. Show your working, tag by subfield, and mark as solved when answered. |
| Research | Undergraduate research discussion, paper sharing, FYP advice, and research opportunities. |
| Journal Club | Pre-session paper posts, post-session summaries, and ongoing discussion for each Journal Club session. |
| Resources | Organised lists of textbooks, papers, and academic materials. Share links to valuable references here. |
| Site Feedback | Suggestions, bug reports, and feedback about the forum itself. |
If your post could fit in more than one place, pick the most specific one. Miscategorised posts will be moved by moderators.
This guide is maintained by the XMUM Physics Student Council. If anything is unclear, reach out to the council directly.
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