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) Communication Computational Condensed matter Solid-state Soft Digital Engineering Material Mathematical Nuclear Optics Geometrical Physical Nonlinear Quantum Particle Phenomenology Plasma Polymer Statistical

Physics in life science	Biophysics Virophysics Biomechanics Medical physics Cardiophysics Health physics Laser medicine Medical imaging‎ Nuclear medicine Neurophysics Psychophysics

Physics with other sciences	Agrophysics Soil Atmospheric Chemical Econophysics Geophysics

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Materials physics

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