Physics

Articles about matter, energy, forces and physical laws.

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Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics: principles, laws, and applications

Third law of thermodynamics

Thou (unit)

Three-body problem

Three-body problem in classical mechanics

Thrust

Thrust

Thrust: definition, measurement, and applications

Thrust is the force that moves a vehicle by accelerating mass in the opposite direction. This article explains its physics, units, history, common applications, and important disti

Thunder

Thunder (sound produced by lightning)

Tidal energy

Tidal energy: sources, technologies, history and impacts

Tidal force

Tidal force: differential gravity and its effects

Time

Time

Time: concept, measurement, and scientific perspectives

A concise encyclopedia entry on time: what it is, how it is measured, its history, scientific formulation in relativity, and its role in daily life and science.

Time dilation

Time dilation: how motion and gravity alter the passage of time

Time-domain spectroscopy

Top quark

Torque

Torque

Torque (Moment of Force) — Physics and Engineering Overview

Torque is the rotational effect of a force about a point or axis. This article explains definitions, formulas, units, history, examples, and distinctions from related concepts.

Torsion (mechanics)

Torsion (mechanics)

Trajectory

Trajectory (path of motion)

Transonic

Transonic flight and aerodynamics

Transparency

Transparency (optical properties of materials)

Transverse wave

Turbulence

Twin paradox

Two-body problem

Two-body problem (classical mechanics)

Tyndall effect

Ultra high frequency

Ultra High Frequency (UHF): properties, history, and common uses

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

Ultraviolet catastrophe

Uncertainty principle

Undulator

Undulator: periodic magnet device for bright, tunable synchrotron radiation

Unit of measurement

Physical Measurement and Units: Systems, Standards, and SI Definitions

Up quark

Vacuum

Velocity

Velocity

Velocity: vector measure of motion and its significance

Velocity is a vector quantity expressing how fast and in which direction an object moves. This article explains its definition, components, measurement, historical background, and

Venturi effect

Venturi effect: fluid speed, pressure changes, and practical uses

Vertical

Vibration

Viscosity

Viscosity

Visible spectrum

Visible spectrum: the portion of electromagnetic radiation seen as color

Volt

Volt (unit of electric potential)

Voltage

Voltage

Volume

Vortex

Vortex: spinning fluid flows — types, physics, and examples

W and Z bosons

Warm

Warm (temperature, sensation, and uses)

Watt

Watt — SI unit of power

Wave

Wave (oscillation): types, properties, history and applications

Wave (physics)

Wave (physics): nature, types, properties and applications

Wave function

Wave–particle duality

Wave–particle duality: the quantum nature of light and matter

Waveform