Physics

Articles about matter, energy, forces and physical laws.

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Bell's theorem

Bell's theorem: implications for quantum mechanics and hidden variables

Bernoulli's principle

Bernoulli's principle

Principle in fluid dynamics relating pressure, velocity and energy for ideal flow: higher fluid speed corresponds to lower static pressure along a streamline under specified assump

Beta decay

Beta ferrite

Beta particle

Beta particle (β): electrons and positrons emitted in radioactive decay

Birefringence

Birefringence (double refraction): causes, properties, and applications

Blackbody radiation

Blast injury

Blast injury: causes, classification, effects and clinical management

Bohr model

Bohr model of the atom

Boltzmann constant

Bomb

Bomb (explosive device)

Born's rule

Bose gas

Bose gas: quantum ideal gas of bosons and Bose–Einstein condensation

Bose-Einstein statistics

Bose-Einstein statistics

Bose–Einstein statistics: occupancy rules and physical consequences

Bose–Einstein statistics describe how indistinguishable bosons occupy energy states, the distribution formula, historical origin, physical examples (photons, BECs) and limits compa

Bose–Einstein condensate

Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC)

Boson

Boson

Bottom quark

Bottom quark (beauty): properties, role in particle physics, and applications

Boyle's law

Boyle's law — the inverse pressure–volume relation for gases

British thermal unit

Brownian motion

Bulk modulus

Bulk modulus (measure of resistance to uniform compression)

Bullet-proof glass

Bullet‑proof glass (bullet‑resistant glazing): construction, uses, and limits

Buoyancy

Butterfly effect

Butterfly effect: sensitive dependence and consequences in complex systems

Calorie

Calorie (unit of energy)

Candela

Candela

Capacitance

Capacitance

Capacitance: definition, principles, history, and practical uses

Capacitance measures an object's ability to store electric charge per unit voltage. This article explains basic formulas, physical origins, common types of capacitors, and typical

Capacity

Capillary action

Carat (mass)

Carat (unit of mass)

Celsius

Celsius (temperature scale)

Center of mass

Center of Mass (Barycenter): Definition, Calculation, and Applications

Centimetre-gram-second system of units

Centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units

Centripetal force

Centripetal force: causes, formula, examples, and relation to centrifugal force

Charge

Charge — meanings in physics, law, warfare, finance, and everyday use

Charge conjugation

Charm quark

Charm quark (c quark)

Cherenkov radiation

Classical mechanics

Classical mechanics: laws, scope, and applications

Classical physics

Classical physics: principles, scope, history and limits

Closed system

Closed system (thermodynamics)

Coefficient of friction

Coefficient of thermal expansion

Coherence (physics)

Cold fusion

Cold fusion — the low‑temperature fusion hypothesis

Collimated light

Collision

Collision (Physics): Types, Principles, and Examples

Colour