PHYSICS
CONCEPT OF PHYSICS: SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUENTS OF THE OBSERVABLE UNIVERSE. IN THE BROADEST SENSE PHYSICS, WHICH WAS LONG CALLED NATURAL PHILOSOPHY (FROM THE GREEK PHYSIKOS), IS CONCERNED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF NATURE ON BOTH THE MACROSCOPIC AND SUBMICROSCOPIC LEVELS. ITS SCOPE OF STUDY ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY THE BEHAVIOUR OF OBJECTS UNDER THE ACTION OF GIVEN FORCES BUT ALSO THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF GRAVITATIONAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC, AND NUCLEAR FORCE FIELDS. ITS ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS THE FORMULATION OF A FEW COMPREHENSIVE PRINCIPLES THAT BRING TOGETHER AND EXPLAIN ALL SUCH DISPARATE PHENOMENA.
BRANCHES
1.- MECHANICS
2.- THERMODYNAMICS
3.- ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
4.- SOUND
5.- OPTICS
6.- RELATIVITY
IMPORTANT LINKS
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
ROSSIAN AVIATION AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ARECIBO OBSERVATORY
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
MAPPOINT. MSN.COM
CERN
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