Astroparticle Physics
Detection techniques, gamma-ray astronomy, X-ray astronomy, dark matter, neutrino physics, big bang nucleosynthesis, cosmic inflation, cosmic rays, galactic magnetic fields, supernovae, pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei.
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Study of matter-light interactions at the atomic and molecular level.
Biophysics
Application of physical principles to biological systems.
Classical Mechanics
Newton's Laws, Lagrangian Mechanics, Hamiltonian Mechanics, variational principles, symmetries and conservation Laws, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, dynamical systems, nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory, classical field theory.
Computational Physics
Numerical methods and computer simulations in physics.
Condensed Matter Physics
Study of matter in its condensed phases.
Cosmology
Observational cosmology, cosmological principle, FLRW metric, Friedmann equations, cosmological models, big bang theory, inflationary cosmology, early universe dynamics, dark matter, dark energy, structure formation, baryogenesis, primordial nucleosynthesis, gravitational lensing.
Electromagnetism
Electrostatics, dielectrics, Laplace's equation, multipole expansion, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations, radiation, electromagnetic fields and matter, electromagnetic interactions, covariant formulation.
General Relativity
Special relativity, Minkowski spacetime, tensor analysis, curved spacetime, Einstein's field equations, Schwarzschild solution, black holes, gravitational waves, Penrose diagrams, Kerr solution, black hole thermodynamics, Hawking radiation, Oppenheimer-Snyder collapse, nature of singularities.
High Energy Astrophysics
Study of high-energy phenomena in the universe and their physical processes.
Large Scale Structure
Study of the largest structures and patterns in the universe.
Mathematical Methods for Physics
Complex analysis, vector calculus, variational calculus, linear algebra, tensor algebra, group theory, differential equations, integral transforms, special functions, probability and statistics, stochastic processes, numerical analysis.
Mathematical Physics
Advanced mathematical methods and structures in physics.
Nuclear Physics
Study of atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions.
Observational Astronomy
Study of celestial objects through observational techniques and instruments.
Particle Physics
Study of fundamental particles and their interactions.
Plasma Physics
Study of ionized gases and their collective behavior.
Quantum Computing
Qubits, quantum gates, quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, quantum simulation, quantum cryptography, quantum machine learning, quantum annealing, optimization algorithms, topological quantum computing, quantum complexity theory, quantum hardware, quantum information theory.
Quantum Field Theory
Classical field theory, canonical quantization, scalar field theory, Klein-Gordon equation, Feynman propagator, S-Matrix, interacting fields, Wick's theorem, Feynman diagrams, renormalization, quantum electrodynamics, gauge symmetries, spontaneous symmetry breaking, electroweak theory, quantum chromodynamics, path integral formulation.
Quantum Information
Study of information processing using quantum mechanical systems.
Quantum Mechanics
Schrodinger's equation, hydrogen atom, postulates, spin, bosons, fermions, Pauli exclusion principle, perturbation theory, Rayleigh-Ritz method, Wigner-Weyl transformation, WKB approximation, Klein-Gordon equation, Dirac equation, covariant formulation.
Solid State Physics
Study of matter in its solid phase and its physical properties.
Statistical Physics
Entropy, ideal gas, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, partition function, canonical ensemble, quantum statistics, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Bose-Einstein statistics, Bose-Einstein condensation, Fermi gas, Debye model, Ising model
Stellar Evolution
Study of the life cycles and evolution of stars.
String Theory
Study of one-dimensional quantum objects and unified theory of physics.
Thermal Physics
Laws of thermodynamics, temperature, heat, thermal equilibrium, work, energy conservation, heat capacity, heat engines, refrigerators, Carnot cycle, efficiency, entropy, reversible processes, thermodynamic potentials, phase transitions, ideal gas laws, kinetic theory of gases, solids, irreversible processes, blackbody radiation.
Series
Major series of physics textbooks and lectures.
Miscellaneous
Popular science and foundational physics books.