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==== Physics ====
Physics – physical science that studies matter and its motion through space-time, and related concepts such as energy and force.
Acoustics – study of mechanical waves in solids, liquids, and gases (such as vibration and sound)
Agrophysics – study of physics applied to agroecosystems
Soil physics – study of soil physical properties and processes.
Atmospheric physics – study of the application of physics to the atmosphere
Atomic, molecular, and optical physics – study of how matter and light interact
Biophysics – study of physical processes relating to biology
Medical physics – application of physics concepts, theories and methods to medicine.
Neurophysics – branch of biophysics dealing with the nervous system.
Chemical physics – branch of physics that studies chemical processes from the point of view of physics.
Computational physics – study and implementation of numerical algorithms to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists.
Condensed matter physics – study of the physical properties of condensed phases of matter.
Cryogenics – cryogenics is the study of the production of very low temperature (below −150 °C, −238 °F or 123K) and the behavior of materials at those temperatures.
Dynamics – study of the causes of motion and changes in motion
Econophysics – interdisciplinary research field, applying theories and methods originally developed by physicists in order to solve problems in economics
Electromagnetism – branch of science concerned with the forces that occur between electrically charged particles.
Geophysics – the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods
Materials physics – use of physics to describe materials in many different ways such as force, heat, light and mechanics.
Mathematical physics – application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods for such applications and for the formulation of physical theories.
Mechanics – branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment.
Biomechanics – study of the structure and function of biological systems such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells by means of the methods of mechanics.
Classical mechanics – one of the two major sub-fields of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws describing the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces.
Continuum mechanics – branch of mechanics that deals with the analysis of the kinematics and the mechanical behavior of materials modeled as a continuous mass rather than as discrete particles.
Fluid mechanics – study of fluids and the forces on them.
Quantum mechanics – branch of physics dealing with physical phenomena where the action is on the order of the Planck constant.
Thermodynamics – branch of physical science concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work.
Nuclear physics – field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei.
Optics – branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.
Particle physics – branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation.
Psychophysics – quantitatively investigates the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they affect.
Plasma physics – state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized.
Polymer physics – field of physics that studies polymers, their fluctuations, mechanical properties, as well as the kinetics of reactions involving degradation and polymerisation of polymers and monomers respectively.
Quantum physics – branch of physics dealing with physical phenomena where the action is on the order of the Planck constant.
Relativity – branch of physics dealing with the mechanics of objects that approach the speed of light.
Statics – branch of mechanics concerned with the analysis of loads (force, torque/moment) on 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 a constant velocity.
Solid state physics – study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy.
Vehicle dynamics – dynamics of vehicles, here assumed to be ground vehicles.