physics

Also known as physical, physic, general physics

Physics is the scientific study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. It is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines. A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist.

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Physics is a branch of science, an academic discipline, and an exact science. It is a subclass of natural science and physical science, though it is distinct from physical science. The field is practiced by physicists and involves the study of matter and energy. Its history is documented in the history of physics.

The subject is covered by the Portal:Physics and categorized under Category:Physics. It is maintained by WikiProject Physics, WikiProject Science, and WikiProject Mathematics. Descriptions appear in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language. Common abbreviations include fizik. and Fiz.

Physics is referenced by 11,596 other encyclopedia articles. A PubMed query for the term yields 917,698 results. The topic has parts such as interference and includes model items like astrophysics and experimental physics. It is associated with Stack Exchange sites and various templates.

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Research

917,698 papers

Ultrasound physics.ReviewCritical care clinics · 2014Shriki JDOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.08.004
Physics-Inspired Generative Models in Medical Imaging.ReviewAnnual review of biomedical engineering · 2025Hein D, Bozorgpour A, Merhof D et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-102723-013922
Medical physics workforce in the United States.ReviewJournal of applied clinical medical physics · 2022Newhauser WD, Gress DA, Mills MD et al.DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13762
History of medical physics.ReviewRadiological physics and technology · 2021Endo MDOI: 10.1007/s12194-021-00642-2
Therapeutic radiation physics primer.ReviewHematology/oncology clinics of North America · 2006Saw CB, Celi JC, Saiful Huq MDOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2006.01.004
Overview of medical physics education and research programs in a non-academic environment.ReviewJournal of applied clinical medical physics · 2023Fagerstrom JM, Brown TAD, Kaurin DGL et al.DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14124
[History of medical physics].ReviewIgaku butsuri : Nihon Igaku Butsuri Gakkai kikanshi = Japanese journal of medical physics : an official journal of Japan Society of Medical Physics · 2022Endo MDOI: 10.11323/jjmp.42.1_47
Operational health physics.ReviewHealth physics · 2005Miller KL

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: exact science
Subclass of: physical science
Has part: interference
Image: CollageFisica.jpg

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topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Physics
topic's main category: Category:Physics
Commons category: Physics
Commons gallery: Physics
described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
permanent duplicated item: Q128183230
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Wikimedia outline: outline of physics
history of topic: history of physics
Stack Exchange site URL: physics.stackexchange.com
topic has template: Template:General physics
P8168: 1990 Pilcher
hashtag: physics
Stack Exchange tag: cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/physics
is the study of: energy
entry in abbreviations table: fizik.
model item: experimental physics
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
different from: physical science
NCI Thesaurus ID: C16989

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Encyclopedic overview

34 sections

Contents

History
Ancient astronomy
Natural philosophy
Aristotle and Hellenistic physics
Medieval European and Islamic
Scientific Revolution
19th century
20th century
Core theories
Distinction between classical and modern physics
Classical theory
Modern theory
Research
Scientific method
Theory and experiment
Scope and aims
Current research
Branches and fields
Fields
Nuclear and particle
Atomic, molecular, and optical
Condensed matter
Astrophysics
Other aspects
Education
Careers
Philosophy
Fundamental vs. applied physics
See also
Lists
Notes
References
Sources
External links

Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines. Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics were part of natural philosophy, but during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century, these natural sciences branched into separate research endeavors. Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry, and 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.

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