The following table illustrates the major branches and their sub-branches) of physics −
Branch/Field | Sub-branch/Sub-field |
---|---|
Classical mechanics | |
Newtonian mechanics | |
Analytical mechanics | |
Celestial mechanics | |
Applied mechanics | |
Acoustics | |
Analytical mechanics | |
Dynamics (mechanics) | |
Elasticity (physics) | |
Fluid mechanics | |
Viscosity | |
Energy | |
Geomechanics | |
Electromagnetism | |
Electrostatics | |
Electrodynamics | |
Electricity | |
Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics | Heat |
Optics | Light |
Condensed matter physics | |
Solid state physics | |
High pressure physics | |
Surface Physics | |
Polymer physics | |
Atomic and molecular physics | |
Atomic physics | |
Molecular physics | |
Chemical physics | |
Astrophysics | |
Astronomy | |
Astrometry | |
Cosmology | |
Gravitation physics | |
High-energy astrophysics | |
Planetary astrophysics | |
Plasma physics | |
Solar physics | |
Space physics | |
Stellar astrophysics | |
Nuclear and particle physics | |
Nuclear physics | |
Nuclear astrophysics | |
Particle physics | |
Particle astrophysics | |
Applied Physics | |
Agrophysics | |
Biophysics | |
Chemical Physics | |
Communication Physics | |
Econophysics | |
Engineering physics | |
Geophysics, | |
Laser Physics | |
Medical physics | |
Physical chemistry | |
Nanotechnology | |
Plasma physics | |
Quantum electronics | |
Sound |