"Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force."
Physics is the scientific study of matter, energy, and their interactions.
Mechanics: Study of motion and forces.
Thermodynamics: Study of heat and temperature.
Electromagnetism: Study of electric and magnetic fields and their interactions.
Optics (physics): Study of light and its properties.
Modern Physics: Includes topics such as quantum mechanics, relativity, and atomic physics.
Waves and Oscillations: Study of waves and vibrations in physical systems.
Kinematics: Study of how objects move and how to describe that motion mathematically.
Dynamics (physics): Study of the forces that cause motion and how they interrelate.
Energy (physics): Study of work, heat, and energy transformations.
Fluid mechanics: Study of fluids in motion.
Electromagnetic radiation: Study of the properties of light, radio waves, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
Quantum mechanics: Study of the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic level.
Relativity (physics): Study of the behavior of objects in motion and the structure of space and time.
Atomic physics: Study of the behavior of atoms and their interactions with radiation.
Nuclear physics: Study of the structure, behavior, and interactions of atomic nuclei and their constituents.
Astrophysics: Study of the behavior and properties of celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
Classical mechanics: Study of the motion of objects under the influence of force, including objects at rest.
Special and General Relativity: Study of gravity and motion through space, including Einstein’s theories of relativity.
Electricity and Magnetism: The study of Electromagnetic theory and its practical applications.
Radiation and Radioactivity: The study of the properties of radiation and the behavior of atomic nuclei in decaying atoms.
Molecular Physics: The branch of physics that studies the behavior of molecules and their interactions with various external forces and fields.
Biophysics: A subfield that applies principles of physics to biological systems, such as cellular and molecular processes.
Computational physics: A subfield that applies computational techniques to solve physical problems and model physical systems.
Condensed matter physics: A subfield that studies the properties and behavior of materials in their condensed phase, such as solids and liquids.
Cosmology: A subfield that studies the origins, structure, and evolution of the universe on a large scale.
High-energy physics: A subfield that studies particle physics and fundamental interactions at high energies.
Mathematical physics: A subfield that applies mathematical techniques to describe and explain physical phenomena.
Medical physics: A subfield that applies principles of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Nanotechnology: A subfield that studies the behavior and properties of materials and systems at the nanoscale.
Plasma physics: A subfield that studies the behavior of ionized gases, such as in stars and fusion reactions.
Solid-state physics: A subfield that studies the electronic, magnetic, and structural properties of solids.
Statistical mechanics: A subfield that applies statistical methods to describe the behavior of large systems of particles.
Acoustics (physics): A subfield that studies the behavior of sound waves and their interactions with matter.
Geophysics: A subfield that applies principles of physics to the study of the Earth and its properties.
Particle physics: A subfield that studies the behavior and interactions of subatomic particles.
Quantum field theory: A subfield that describes the behavior of particles and their interactions using quantum mechanics.
Theoretical physics: A subfield that uses mathematical models and theoretical frameworks to describe and explain physical phenomena.
Classical Physics: Deals with the study of motion of macroscopic objects under classical mechanics.
Quantum Physics: Deals with the study of subatomic particles and their behavior under quantum mechanics.
Electrodynamics: Deals with the study of electric and magnetic fields, their interactions, and their effects on matter.
"Physics's main goal being to understand how the universe behaves."
"A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist."
"Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and, through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps the oldest."
"Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics were a part of natural philosophy."
"During the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century these natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right."
"Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry."
"The boundaries of physics are not rigidly defined."
"New ideas in physics often explain the fundamental mechanisms studied by other sciences and suggest new avenues of research in these and other academic disciplines such as mathematics and philosophy."
"Advances in physics often enable new technologies."
"advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons"
"advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization."
"advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus."
"the study of matter, its fundamental constituents"
"the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time"
"the related entities of energy and force"
"Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics"
"Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as quantum chemistry"
"New ideas in physics often explain the fundamental mechanisms studied by other sciences and suggest new avenues of research in these and other academic disciplines such as mathematics."
"advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society."