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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics provides a framework for understanding the physical world at extremely small scales. It explains how p...

Modern Quantum Microscopic Wavefunction

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Maxwell's equations

Electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic waves share a common framework in Maxwell's equations. The four equations des...

Classical Electromagnetism Waves Field Theory

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General relativity

Gravity takes a geometric form in Einstein's general relativity: matter and energy affect the curvature of spacetime, an...

Relativity Gravity Spacetime Einstein

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Noether's theorem

Emmy Noether's theorem connects continuous symmetries with conservation laws in physical theories described by an action...

Conservation Symmetry Theorem Field Theory

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Conservation of energy

Conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant, even as energy changes form....

Conservation Energy Mechanics Thermodynamics

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Newton's laws of motion

Newton's laws of motion describe how forces affect objects in classical mechanics. The first law concerns inertia: an ob...

Classical Motion Mechanics Laws

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Mass-energy equivalence

Expressed by Einstein's equation E=mc², mass-energy equivalence states that an object with mass has energy even when it...

Relativity Energy Einstein Mass

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Second law of thermodynamics

The second law of thermodynamics describes the direction of natural processes through entropy, a quantity that tracks en...

Classical Thermodynamics Entropy Heat

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Special relativity

Developed by Albert Einstein, special relativity explains how measurements of space and time relate between observers mo...

Modern Relativity Spacetime Einstein

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Schrodinger equation

At the center of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation describes how a quantum state's wavefunctio...

Quantum Dynamics Wavefunction Nonrelativistic

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Wave-particle duality

Wave-particle duality is a fundamental concept in quantum physics describing how entities such as light and matter behav...

Matter Light Quantum Waves

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Gravitational waves

Gravitational waves are disturbances in the fabric of spacetime generated by extremely energetic events like merging bla...

Astronomy Relativity Gravity Waves

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Electromagnetic wave

An electromagnetic wave is a disturbance created by oscillating electric and magnetic fields. These waves travel through...

Electromagnetism Light Waves Maxwell

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Electromagnetic radiation

Electromagnetic radiation describes energy traveling in wave form. These waves consist of oscillating electric and magne...

Electromagnetism Light Field Waves

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Matter wave

A matter wave describes the dual nature of quantum mechanics. It suggests that particles such as electrons and atoms pos...

Quantum Waves Particles De Broglie

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Simple harmonic motion

Simple harmonic motion describes periodic oscillations characterized by a restoring force directly related to an object’...

Oscillation Spring Mechanics Waves

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Poynting vector

In electromagnetism, the Poynting vector represents the directional energy flux of an electromagnetic field. Named after...

Electromagnetism Energy Flow Field Energy

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Anderson localization

Anderson localization is the suppression of wave propagation caused by disorder in a medium, named after physicist Phili...

Transport Condensed Matter Waves Disorder

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Damping

Damping is the process by which an oscillating system loses energy, causing the amplitude of its motion to decrease over...

Oscillation Mechanics Waves Dissipation

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Skin effect

Skin effect is a physical phenomenon in electromagnetism where an alternating electric current (AC) tends to distribute...

Electromagnetism Frequency Current Conductors

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