Physics
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Physics is the fundamental natural science that studies matter, energy, space, time, and the laws governing their interactions, forming the basis for much of modern technology and scientific understanding.
Aliases (1)
- physics ×1
Statements (118)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic discipline
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natural science → scientific field → |
| aimsTo |
describe natural phenomena using fundamental laws
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predict behavior of physical systems → |
| appliedIn |
energy production
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environmental science → industry → information technology → medicine → transportation → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
astronomy
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chemistry → computer science → engineering → materials science → mathematics → |
| developedBy |
Albert Einstein
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Enrico Fermi → Erwin Schrödinger → Galileo Galilei → Isaac Newton → James Clerk Maxwell → Marie Curie → Max Planck → Niels Bohr → Richard Feynman → Werner Heisenberg → |
| etymologyFrom |
Greek word physis
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| etymologyMeaning |
nature
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| fieldOfStudy |
astrophysical phenomena
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atomic systems → condensed matter → cosmology → elementary particles → energy → fields → forces → fundamental interactions → matter → motion → nuclei → quantum systems → radiation → space → thermodynamic systems → time → waves → |
| formsBasisFor |
civil engineering
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electrical engineering → electronics → laser technology → mechanical engineering → medical imaging → modern technology → nuclear technology → quantum computing → renewable energy technologies → semiconductor technology → telecommunications → |
| hasAward |
Nobel Prize in Physics
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| hasKeyConcept |
charge
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charge conservation → conservation laws → energy conservation → entropy → field theory → force → invariance principles → mass → momentum conservation → quantization → relativity of simultaneity → spacetime → spin → superposition → symmetry → temperature → uncertainty principle → wave–particle duality → |
| hasProfessionalOrganization |
American Physical Society
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European Physical Society → Institute of Physics → |
| hasSubdiscipline |
applied physics
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astrophysics → atomic physics → biophysics → chaos theory → chemical physics → classical mechanics → computational physics → condensed matter physics → electromagnetism → engineering physics → general relativity → geophysics → mathematical physics → medical physics → molecular physics → nonlinear dynamics → nuclear physics → optics → particle physics → plasma physics → quantum mechanics → relativity → solid-state physics → special relativity → statistical mechanics → thermodynamics → |
| historicalOrigin |
ancient Greece
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| taughtAs |
school subject
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university major → |
| usesMethod |
experimentation
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mathematical modeling → observation → scientific method → theoretical analysis → |
Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Abdus Salam
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Carl E. Wieman → Carlo Rubbia → Charles K. Kao → Frank Wilczek → Serge Haroche → Toshihide Maskawa → Yoichiro Nambu → |
NobelPrizeCategory |
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Henri Becquerel
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Jerome Friedman → Maria Goeppert Mayer → |
NobelPrize.category |
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C. V. Raman
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Lawrence Bragg → Peter Higgs → |
nobelPrizeCategory |
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Robert Boyle
("physics")
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fieldOfWork |
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Walter Brattain
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nobelPrizeDiscipline |
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Aristotle
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notableWork |