Materials physics

Material physics is the use of physics to describe materials in many different ways such as force, heat, light and mechanics. It is a synthesis of physical sciences such as chemistry, solid mechanics, solid state physics, and materials science.

Branches of physics

Divisions	Applied Experimental Theoretical

Energy Motion	Thermodynamics Mechanics Classical Lagrangian Hamiltonian Continuum Celestial Statistical Fluid Quantum

Waves Fields	Gravitation Electromagnetism Quantum field theory Relativity Special General

By speciality	Accelerator Acoustics Astrophysics Nuclear Stellar Heliophysics Solar Space Astroparticle Atomic–molecular–optical (AMO) Computational Condensed matter Solid-state Digital Engineering Material Mathematical Nuclear Optics Geometrical Physical Nonlinear Quantum Particle Phenomenology Plasma Polymer Statistical

Physics with other sciences	Biophysics Cardiophysics Biomechanics Medical Neurophysics Agrophysics Soil Atmospheric physics Chemical Econophysics Geophysics Psychophysics

Materials physics

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