Quantum physics
Matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales.
Areas within Quantum physics
Mechanics
Motion, forces, energy and physical systems.
157 wordsThermodynamics
Heat, energy transfer, work and entropy.
64 wordsElectromagnetism
Electric charge, fields, circuits and magnetism.
62 wordsQuantum physics
Matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales.
44 wordsRelativity
Space, time, gravity and motion at extreme scales.
31 wordsOptics
Light, lenses, reflection, refraction and imaging.
40 wordsAcoustics
Sound, vibration, waves and hearing.
1 wordsAstrophysics
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169 wordsCondensed matter
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40 wordsFluid dynamics
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66 wordsNuclear physics
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36 wordsParticle physics
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72 wordsPhysical measurement
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31 wordsWaves acoustics
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any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
Fermionnounany particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Indeterminacy principlenoun(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same t…
photonnouna quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
Quantisationnounthe act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
Quantizationnounthe act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
uncertainty principlenoun(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same t…
Quantumnoun(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
SuperpositionnounThe idea that overlapping waves or states can be added together.
uncertainty principlenounA limit on how precisely some pairs of quantum properties can be known together.
wavefunctionnounA mathematical description used to predict results in quantum mechanics.
baryonnounany of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron wi…
Gauge bosonnouna particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles
Heavy particlenounany of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron wi…
leptonnounan elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
Mesonnounan elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
Mesotronnounan elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
Quasiparticlenouna quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
B-mesonnounexceedingly short-lived meson
Electronnounan elementary particle with negative charge
Hyperonnounany baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron
J particlenouna neutral meson with a large mass
K particlenounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
K-mesonnounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Kaonnounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Kappa-mesonnounan unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Mu-mesonnounan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Muonnounan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Negative muonnounan elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Negatronnounan elementary particle with negative charge
neutrinonounan elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass
Nucleonnouna constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
Pi-mesonnouna meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
Pionnouna meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision
Psi particlenouna neutral meson with a large mass
Delta raynounan electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
Free electronnounelectron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
Mu neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the muon.; "In 1962, Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger showed that more than one type of neutr…
Muon neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the muon.; "In 1962, Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger showed that more than one type of neutr…
neutronnounan elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
Photoelectronnounan electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
Protonnouna stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
Tau neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the tau lepton.; "When the third type of lepton, the tau, was discovered in 1975 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator…
Tauon neutrinonounthe neutrino associated with the tau lepton.; "When the third type of lepton, the tau, was discovered in 1975 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator…
Valence electronnounan electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules
