Editing Outline of physics (section)

=== Overview ===

This is a list of the primary theories in physics, major subtopics, and concepts.
: ''Note: the ''Theory'' column below contains links to articles with infoboxes at the top of their respective pages which list the major concepts.''
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!Theory || Major subtopics || Concepts
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|[[Classical mechanics]]
|[[Newton's laws of motion]], [[Lagrangian mechanics]], [[Hamiltonian mechanics]], [[kinematics]], [[statics]], [[Dynamics (mechanics)|dynamics]], [[chaos theory]], [[acoustics]], [[fluid dynamics]], [[continuum mechanics]]
|[[Density]], [[dimension]], [[Law of universal gravitation|gravity]], [[space]], [[time]], [[Motion (physics)|motion]], [[length]], [[Position (geometry)|position]], [[velocity]], [[acceleration]], [[mass]], [[momentum]], [[Force (physics)|force]], [[energy]], [[angular momentum]], [[torque]], [[Conservation law (physics)|conservation law]], [[harmonic oscillator]], [[wave]], [[Mechanical work|work]], [[Power (physics)|power]]
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|[[Electromagnetism]]
|[[Electrostatics]], [[electrodynamics]], [[electricity]], [[magnetism]], [[Maxwell's equations]], [[optics]]
|[[Capacitance]], [[electric charge]], [[electric current]], [[electrical conductivity]], [[electric field]], [[Permittivity|electric permittivity]], [[electrical resistance]], [[electromagnetic field]], [[electromagnetic induction]], [[electromagnetic radiation]], [[Gaussian surface]], [[magnetic field]], [[magnetic flux]], [[magnetic monopole]], [[magnetic permeability]]
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|[[Theory of relativity]]
|[[Special relativity]], [[general relativity]], [[Einstein field equations]]
|[[Lorentz covariance|Covariance]], [[Einstein manifold]], [[equivalence principle]], [[four-momentum]], [[four-vector]], [[general principle of relativity]], [[Geodesic (general relativity)|geodesic motion]], [[gravity]], [[gravitoelectromagnetism]], [[inertial frame of reference]], [[Invariant (physics)|invariance]], [[length contraction]], [[Lorentzian manifold]], [[Lorentz transformation]], [[Metric (general relativity)|metric]], [[Minkowski diagram]], [[Minkowski space]], [[principle of relativity]], [[proper length]], [[proper time]], [[Frame of reference|reference frame]], [[rest energy]], [[rest mass]], [[relativity of simultaneity]], [[spacetime]], [[special principle of relativity]], [[speed of light]], [[stress–energy tensor]], [[time dilation]], [[twin paradox]], [[world line]]
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|[[Thermodynamics]] and [[statistical mechanics]]
|[[Heat engine]], [[kinetic theory of gases|kinetic theory]]
|[[Boltzmann constant]], [[Conjugate variables (thermodynamics)|conjugate variables]], [[enthalpy]], [[entropy]], [[equation of state]], [[equipartition theorem]], [[first law of thermodynamics]], [[Thermodynamic free energy|free energy]], [[heat]], [[ideal gas law]], [[internal energy]], [[Non-equilibrium thermodynamics|irreversible process]], [[Partition function (statistical mechanics)|partition function]], [[pressure]], [[Reversible process (thermodynamics)|reversible process]], [[second law of thermodynamics]], [[spontaneous process]], [[state function]], [[Statistical ensemble (mathematical physics)|statistical ensemble]], [[temperature]], [[thermodynamic equilibrium]], [[thermodynamic potential]], [[thermodynamic processes]], [[thermodynamic state]], [[System (thermodynamics)|thermodynamic system]], [[third law of thermodynamics]], [[viscosity]], [[zeroth law of thermodynamics]]
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|[[Quantum mechanics]]
|[[Path integral formulation]], [[scattering theory]], [[Schrödinger equation]], [[quantum field theory]], [[quantum statistical mechanics]]
|[[Born–Oppenheimer approximation|Adiabatic approximation]], [[correspondence principle]], [[free particle]], [[Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)|Hamiltonian]], [[Hilbert space]], [[identical particles]], [[matrix mechanics]], [[Planck constant]], [[Operator (mathematics)|operators]], [[Quantum|quanta]], [[Quantization (physics)|quantization]], [[quantum entanglement]], [[quantum harmonic oscillator]], [[quantum number]], [[quantum tunneling]], [[Schrödinger's cat]], [[Dirac equation]], [[Spin (physics)|spin]], [[wavefunction]], [[Schrödinger equation#Particles as waves|wave mechanics]], [[wave–particle duality]], [[zero-point energy]], [[Pauli exclusion principle]], [[Heisenberg uncertainty principle]]
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