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Acoustics is a branch of physics that studies sound, namely mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids.

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Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:10 am

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Agrophysics is a new branch of science bordering on physics and agronomy, whose objects of study are the ecosystem and the biological object affected by human activity, studied and described using the methods of physical sciences.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:02 pm

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Astrodynamics is the study of the motion of rockets, missiles, and space vehicles, as determined from Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.

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Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:52 am

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Astronomy (Greek: αστρονομία = άστρον + νόμος, astronomia = astron + nomos, literally, "law of the stars") is the science of celestial objects (e.g., stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (e.g., auroras and cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe.

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Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:58 pm

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Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions.

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Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:52 pm

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Atomic, molecular, and optical physics is the study of matter-matter and light-matter interactions on the scale of single atoms or structures containing a few atoms.

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:05 am

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Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies the theories and methods of physical sciences, especially those of physics, to questions of biology.

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:21 pm

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Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical algorithms in order to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists. It is often regarded as a subdiscipline of theoretical physics but some regard it as an intermediate branch of physics between theoretical and experimental.

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Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:14 am

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Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. In particular, it is concerned with the "condensed" phases that appear whenever the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the interactions between the constituents are strong.

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Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:55 am

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Physical cosmology, as a branch of astrophysics, is the study of the large-scale structure of the universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its formation and evolution.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:45 am

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Cryogenics is a branch of physics (or engineering) that studies the production of very low temperatures (below –150 °C, –238 °F or 123 K) and the behavior of materials at those temperatures.

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:12 pm

nikecnshoes

In physics, dynamics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

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Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:55 am

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Fluid dynamics is the subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that studies fluids (liquids and gases) in motion.

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Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:14 am

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Materials science is a multi-disciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:54 pm

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Mathematical physics is the scientific discipline concerned with "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and for the formulation of physical theories.

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:14 am

GavinWashington

Mechanics (Greek Μηχανική) is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:03 am

GavinWashington

Nuclear physics is the branch of physics concerned with the nucleus of the atom. It has three main aspects: probing the fundamental particles (protons and neutrons) and their tions, classifying and interpreting the properties of nuclei, and providing technological advances.

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:16 pm

nikecnshoes

Optics (ὀπτική appearance or look in ancient Greek) is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. Optics explains optical phenomena.

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Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:23 pm

GavinWashington

Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between them. It is also called "high energy physics", because many elementary particles do not occur under normal circumstances in nature, but can be created and detected during energetic collisions of other particles, as is done in particle accelerators.

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Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:09 am

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In physics and chemistry, a plasma is typically an ionized gas, and is usually considered to be a distinct phase of matter in contrast to solids, liquids, and gases because of its unique properties. Discuss here.

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:39 pm

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Polymer physics is the field of physics associated to the study of polymers, their fluctuations, mechanical properties, as well as the kinetics of reactions involving degradation and polymerisation of polymers and monomers respectively.

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:19 pm

nikecnshoes

Quantum physics deals with the set of quantum theories, such as quantum mechanics,
quantum field theory and quantum gravity.

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:48 am

GavinWashington

Statics is the branch of physics concerned with the analysis of loads (force, moment, torque) on a physical systems in static equilibrium, that is, in a state where the relative positions of subsystems do not vary over time, or where components and structures are at rest under the action of external forces of equilibrium. When in static equilibrium, the system is either at rest, or moving at constant velocity through its center of mass.

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:27 am

GavinWashington

Solid-state physics, the largest branch of condensed matter physics, is the study of rigid matter, or solids.

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Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:27 pm

GavinWashington

Vehicle dynamics is the Dynamics of Vehicles, here assumed to be ground vehicles. It is a part of engineering primarily based on classical mechanics but it may also involve chemistry, solid state physics, electrical engineering, communications, psychology etc.

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Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:21 pm

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