High Level Understanding Physics

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Physics

Major Topics

1. Mechanics
2. Electromagnetism
   1. Circuits
   2. Electrodynamics
3. Thermodynamics
   1. Energy
   2. Heat
   3. Work
   4. Temperature
   5. Entropy
4. Quantum Mechanics
   1. Quantum Field Theory
   2. Quantum Information
   3. Quantum Optics
   4. Quantum Theory of Solids
5. Relativity
   1. General Relativity
   2. Special Relativity
6. Particle Physics
7. Atomic Physics
8. Elasticity
9. Fluids
10. Diffusion
11. Waves
12. Optics
13. Laser Physics
14. Imaging
15. Statistical Physics
16. Statistical Mechanics
17. Solid State Physics
18. Condensed Matter Physics
19. Cosmology
20. Particle Physics
21. String Theory

Physics Research Frontier

1. Astrophysics
   1. Astrophysics of Galaxies; Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics; Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena; Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2. Condensed Matter
   1. Disordered Systems and Neural Networks; Materials Science; Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics; Other Condensed Matter; Quantum Gases; Soft Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics; Strongly Correlated Electrons; Superconductivity
3. General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
4. High Energy Physics - Experiment
5. High Energy Physics - Lattice
6. High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
7. High Energy Physics - Theory
8. Mathematical Physics
9. Nonlinear Sciences
   1. Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems; Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases; Chaotic Dynamics; Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems; Pattern Formation and Solitons
10. Nuclear Experiment
11. Nuclear Theory
12. Physics
13. Accelerator Physics
14. Applied Physics
15. Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
16. Atomic and Molecular Clusters
17. Atomic Physics
18. Biological Physics
19. Chemical Physics
20. Classical Physics
21. Computational Physics
22. Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
23. Fluid Dynamics
24. General Physics
25. Geophysics
26. History and Philosophy of Physics
27. Instrumentation and Detectors
28. Medical Physics
29. Optics
30. Physics and Society
31. Physics Education
32. Plasma Physics
33. Popular Physics
34. Space Physics
35. Quantum Physics

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