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physics

vr.tr.physics · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle physics as a discipline with branches, established theories and open questions, and separate established physics from speculation.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle physics as a discipline with branches, established theories and open questions, and separate established physics from speculation.

The natural science that studies matter, energy, motion, forces, space and time, and the fundamental laws governing them, from particles to the cosmos.

What it is for: Understanding nature at its most fundamental and underpinning engineering and technology.

It can be study and teach it; experiment and model; apply it in technology and medicine; test theories.

Distinguishing features

Fundamental natural science

Classical, quantum and relativistic domains

Established theories and open problems

Basis of engineering

What it looks like

Experiments, equations, instruments and simulations.

How it is recognised

Equations and units

Branches such as medical physics or fluid dynamics

Large facilities such as accelerators and telescopes

Related models

studies - subjects

force, energy, matter

is a kind of - discipline

natural science

underpins - application

engineering

overlaps - fields

chemistry and astronomy

In practice

Families and kinds

mechanics

electromagnetism

thermodynamics

quantum physics

relativity

applied fields such as medical physics and computational fluid dynamics

Identifiers

PACS or PhySH code classification codes physics subjects

Standards and regulation

SI units

Radiation protection law for applied physics

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting speculative ideas as established

Unit errors

Radiation and laser hazards in applications

Also called

Steptronicbioacoustic monitoringcomputational fluid dynamicsplasma modelingmedical physicsEarthquake Early Warningplasma medicineMedical applications of radio frequencyWells curvereference equivalent threshold sound pressure levelgeophysical imagingnonlinear dynamicsexplosion physicscosmic physicsattophysicssnow physicsarts and physicsheliophysicsastrophysicssolar energetic particlesphysics with astronomyballistic fingerprintingforensic physicsforensic geophysicsforensic seismologyexperimental physicsnanophysicsstring theoryastrophysical and planetary sciencesgeophysicssolid mechanicsmaterials physicstribologyagrophysicsapplied mechanicssolar weathersolar-terrestrial interactionsmolecular astrophysicsphysics with astrophysicslaboratory astrophysics

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.physics-cognition

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Branch Which physics.

Branch locates the question.

Field

Sub-discipline.

Branch

Branch.

  1. Which branch of physics applies? definition
  2. At which scale? definition

Theory

Governing theory.

Theory

Theory used.

  1. Which theory describes this? definition
  2. Where does it break down? boundary
Evidence Experiments and data.

Physics rests on measurement.

Experiments

Tests.

Experiments

Experimental evidence.

  1. What experiments support this? provenance
  2. How precise are they? measurement

Status

Established or speculative.

Status

Status of claims.

  1. Is this established physics or speculation? boundary
  2. Which sources say so? provenance
Application Technology.

Physics powers technology.

Technology

Uses.

Technology

Technological uses.

  1. How is this physics applied? definition
  2. What are the limits? boundary

Safety

Radiation and lasers.

Safety

Hazards in applications.

  1. What hazards does the application carry? boundary
  2. Which protections apply? provenance
Education Explaining physics.

Clear explanations help learning.

Explanation

Concepts.

Explanation

Explaining.

  1. How can this be explained clearly? action
  2. What misconceptions are common? boundary

Units

Consistency.

Units

Units.

  1. Are units consistent throughout? boundary
  2. Are values sourced? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should branches be separate entries?
  • How should open problems be marked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases such as earthquake early warning; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON