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What Is Physics

Physics is the study of matter, energy and the interaction between them. It includes classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity and nuclear physics. Classical mechanics studies motion under forces while thermodynamics examines heat, temperature and energy transfer. Quantum mechanics governs subatomic particles and relativity addresses the effects of motion and gravity on spacetime.

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What Is Physics

Physics is the study of matter, energy and the interaction between them. It includes classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity and nuclear physics. Classical mechanics studies motion under forces while thermodynamics examines heat, temperature and energy transfer. Quantum mechanics governs subatomic particles and relativity addresses the effects of motion and gravity on spacetime.

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What is Physics?

● Physics: The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of
matter and energy. It encompasses a wide range of phenomena, from the
smallest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies.

Branches of Physics
1. Classical Mechanics: Study of the motion of bodies under the influence of a
system of forces.
● Newtonian Mechanics: Based on Newton's laws of motion.
● Fluid Mechanics: Study of the behavior of fluids (liquids and gases).
● Statistical Mechanics: Uses probability theory to study the behavior of
systems of particles.
2. Electromagnetism: Study of electric and magnetic fields and their interactions.
● Electrostatics: Study of stationary electric charges.
● Electrodynamics: Study of moving electric charges and their magnetic
fields.
● Maxwell's Equations: Describe how electric and magnetic fields are
generated and altered by each other and by charges and currents.
3. Thermodynamics: Study of heat, work, temperature, and energy transfer.
● Laws of Thermodynamics:
● First Law: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only
transformed (conservation of energy).
● Second Law: Entropy of an isolated system always increases.
● Third Law: As temperature approaches absolute zero, the
entropy of a system approaches a constant minimum.
4. Quantum Mechanics: Study of physical phenomena at microscopic scales,
where action is on the order of the Planck constant.
● Wave-Particle Duality: Particles exhibit both wave and particle
properties.
● Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: It is impossible to simultaneously
know the exact position and momentum of a particle.
● Schrödinger Equation: Describes how the quantum state of a physical
system changes over time.
5. Relativity: Study of the effects of high velocities and strong gravitational fields
on the laws of physics.
● Special Relativity: Developed by Albert Einstein, it addresses the
relationship between space and time, and includes the famous
equation
● 𝐸=𝑚𝑐2
● E=mc
● 2
● .
● General Relativity: Extension of special relativity, it explains gravitation
as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy.
6. Nuclear Physics

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