atomic physics
Subatomic particle study
Atomic physics is the branch of physics concerned with atoms as isolated systems—their structure, energy states, and interactions with light and other radiation.
It focuses on how electrons behave around nuclei, distinct from nuclear physics, which studies the nucleus itself.
She specialized in atomic physics before moving into quantum computing.
- energy levelsGradations of physical vitality
- ground stateLowest possible energy configuration
- excited stateElevated energy configuration
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- nucleusCentral controlling part
hyperfine structure · charge · quantum mechanics · wave · proton · field · isotope · spectral lines · neutron · barn · particle · splitting · radiation · cloud chamber · fusion · accelerator · spin · decay
- physicsmomentum, acceleration, gravity, force, electron
- Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project, Los Alamos, Trinity test, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer
atomic physicscosmology
Study of universal structure
astrophysics · astronomy · planetary science · general relativity · cosmogony
atomic physicsmaterials science
Study of engineered substances
thermodynamics · classical mechanics · chemistry · fluid dynamics
atomic physicsnuclear engineering
Applied science of reactors