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Branches
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Astronomy:
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The study
of the motion, the structure, and the physical
and chemical properties of material objects and
energy sources situated outside the boundaries
of the earth's atmosphere. |
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Atomic Physics: |
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The study
of the properties of matter at the atomic scale.
The study of the structure of atoms and the forces
that act between positive nuclei and the negative
electrons in orbits around nuclei. |
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Cosmology:
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A branch of astronomy focused
on the study of the origin, structure, and evolution
in space and time of the physical universe. |
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Dynamics: |
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A chapter of mechanics dealing
with the behavior of material objects under the
action of external forces. |
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Electricity:
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The study of the behavior
of electric charges and the fields they create
in their surrounding space. |
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Electrodynamics:
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The study
of the relations between electrical, magnetic,
and mechanical phenomena. |
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The study
of the interactions between electric currents
and magnetic fields created by other electric
currents. |
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Field Theory:
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A classical
or quantum mechanical theoretical study of fields,
based on the knowledge of the field equations,
or of the commutation rules satisfied by the field
operators. |
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Fluid Mechanics:
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The study of the properties
and behavior of matter in fluid (gas or liquid)
state. |
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High Energy
Physics (also known as Particle Physics): |
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The study of the structure,
properties and interactions of elementary particles.
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Hydrostatics
/ Hydrodynamics: |
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The study of the mechanical behavior
of fluids and of solid bodies immersed in fluids,
which are in static equilibrium or in motion relative
to them. |
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Magnetism:
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The study of magnetic properties
of matter and the fields created in the surrounding
space. |
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Mechanics:
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The study of the behavior
of physical systems in terms of their position
in space, under the action of external forces
which may be equal of different from zero. |
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Nuclear Physics:
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The study of the properties
of atomic nuclei.The study of the structure of
atomic nuclei and the forces responsible for the
stability or the disintegration of atomic nuclei.
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Optics: |
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The study of light and vision.
The study of the phenomena associated with generation,
transmission and detection of electromagnetic
radiation, from the short wave length edge of
radio waves (1 mm) to the long wave length edge
of X-ray (1 nm).
The study of electromagnetic radiation of any
wavelength.
The study of waves associated with particles,
i.e. electron optics, neutron optics, etc. |
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Particle Physics
(also known as High Energy Physics): |
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The study of the structure,
properties and interactions of elementary particles.
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Plasma Physics:
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The study of the structure
and properties of materials in plasma phase. |
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Quantum Electrodynamics
(also known as Quantum Theory of Light or Quantum
Theory of Radiation): |
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A quantum theory
of electromagnetic radiation.
A quantum theory of the interaction
of radiation with electrically charged particles,
in particular with atoms and their constituent
electrons. |
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Quantum Mechanics:
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A theory of matter based on
the idea that material particles may be described
as waves, and waves may be described as particles.
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Solid State Physics:
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The study of the structure
and properties of materials in solid phase. |
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Statics: |
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A chapter of mechanics dealing
with the equilibrium of external forces acting on
material objects. |
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Surface Physics:
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The study of the structure
of solid surfaces.
The study of physical and chemical processes
occurring at the interface between solid objects
and the gas or liquid environments surrounding
them. |
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Thermodynamics:
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The study of mechanical properties
of matter related to heat energy. |
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