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Physics is the study of matter, its motion through space and time, and related concepts like energy and force. More broadly, it analyzes the behavior of nature. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and studies both astronomy and mechanics. Advances in physics often explain mechanisms in other sciences while inspiring new technologies that transform society.

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Physics

Physics is the study of matter, its motion through space and time, and related concepts like energy and force. More broadly, it analyzes the behavior of nature. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and studies both astronomy and mechanics. Advances in physics often explain mechanisms in other sciences while inspiring new technologies that transform society.

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Physics (from Greek (), i.e. "knowledge of nature", from , physis, i.e.

. [1][2][3][4][5] [6] "nature" ) is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space [7] and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis [8][9][10] of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines, perhaps the oldest through its inclusion [11] of astronomy. Over the last two millennia, physics was a part of natural philosophy along with chemistry, certain branches of mathematics, and biology, but during the Scientific Revolution in the [12] 17th century, the natural sciences emerged as unique research programs in their own right. Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry, and the boundaries of physics are not rigidly defined. New ideas in physics often explain the fundamental mechanisms of other sciences while opening new avenues of research in areas such as mathematics and philosophy. Physics also makes significant contributions through advances in new technologies that arise from theoretical breakthroughs. For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism or nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products which have dramatically transformed modernday society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons; advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization; and advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.

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