Meeting professor for the first time to discuss ideas So I have been talking to a professor in quantum game theory from a unversity in my city whom I have never met. We have been going back and forth on mails discussing ideas. I did alot of research and presented my ideas to him through mails. He has asked me to come meet him to further share the ideas face to face and introduce me to one of his colleagues. The main purpose of me contacting him was that I wanted to work on some research with him and probably find employment along side him as an RA or along those lines. I am really nervous to meet him. I feel that I may fumble while discussing with him. Could you please help as to what sort of discussions usually take place in meetings such as mine and what i should expect. Would the discussion be extremely technical that would test my knowledge to the core or will it be a casual and light exchange of theoretical ideas.
Even Houdini can't provide a to-the-point answer to this question; because guessing about the flow of a conversation sounds tough.

But, as this situation has been occurred, with high frequency, among the applicant and the potential supervisors, you might be eager to consider below subjects, will which be, probably, taken into account, within the target discussion.


The professor has already heard your ideas. His/Her tendency to hear
them, face to face, is maybe due to his/her propensity to assess your
tone and realize how confident you are about them. Wrap up your
self-reliance and put away any hesitation within talking about the
ideas.
You had, noticeably, claimed about any potential abilities within
your emails, such as programming capabilities, acquaintance with any
specific scientific theme and etc. The professor might ask something
about them, trivially, to find out any proof for your claims.
Evaluating your mental status and personal reflections would act as
an important factor for the professor. He/She will focus on your
excitation, manner of presentation and the temper. He/She would maybe try to
trap you by anything just like bombardment by questions to see
whether the anxiety will overcome you or not. This case often plays
an important role for professor's final assessment upon you, as
he/she must decide about the gratifying characteristics, presented
by the applicant, to work with him/her, efficiently, within long
graduate-level studies.


Based on my own experience and the fellows, have who crossed this bridge, the main context would be within the aforementioned stuffs.

Good luck