# Tags

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 neutrinos× 234 light, uncharged leptons. The neutrino tag should be applied to question relating to neutrino properties or interactions involving neutrinos. higgs× 223 This higgs field breaks electroweak symmetry and provides mass to particles though a process called the higgs mechanism. The excitation of the higgs field is called a higgs boson. dirac-equation× 221 A fully relativistic (Lorentz covariant) description, first put forward by Paul Dirac in 1928, of the first quantized, spin one half fermion with nonzero mass. Physical notions to do with this equatio… commutator× 221 study the effect of applying two operators in succession. biophysics× 218 The use of methods from the physical sciences to aid in the study of biological systems. Note that biophysics questions are only allowed if they are mainly about physics. dimensional-analysis× 215 Dimensional analysis means to obtain results by analyzing the units in question, etc. DO NOT USE THIS TAG if your question is about degrees of freedom or spatial dimensions. wave-particle-duality× 214 tensor-calculus× 213 topology× 210 noethers-theorem× 210 A theorem that relates continuous symmetries (continuous transformations that don't affect the value of the lagrangian) to quantities conserved in time. particles× 209 galaxies× 209 Massive systems held together by gravitational attraction, consisting of stellar associations, star systems, star clusters and types of interstellar clouds, stellar remnants, gasses, cosmic dust and a… boundary-conditions× 207 rocket-science× 206 Colloquially referred to as one of the hardest professions, rocket science is actually a common name for spacecraft/space-systems engineering. However, one can also generalize this to include all form… spinors× 205 ads-cft× 203 a special case of the holographic principle. It states that a quantum gravitating theory in Anti-de-Sitter (AdS) space is exactly equivalent to the gauge theory/Conformal Field Theory (CFT… differentiation× 202 cosmological-inflation× 201 Cosmological inflation refers to an era of expansion that lasted for approximately $10^{-34}$ seconds, during which the universe expanded by a factor of approximately $10^26$ in every direction. This … stress-energy-tensor× 199 A rank-2 tensor in relativity, which expresses the flux of energy-momentum along timelike and spacelike axes. Also known as the energy-momentum tensor. In the Einstein field equations, it is the sourc… linear-algebra× 198 To be used for linear algebra, and closely related disciplines such as tensor algebras and maybe clifford algebras. induction× 197 oscillators× 195 causality× 195 action× 194 the integral of the Lagrangian over time, or the integral of the Lagrangian Density over both time and space. density× 192 defined as the mass per unit volume of a substance. inertial-frames× 192 A specific reference frame that describes its coordinates in a manner that does not depend on time and is isotropic. perturbation-theory× 192 Perturbation theory refers to methods for understanding physical systems by treating them as small modifications to exactly solvable systems. software× 190 time-dilation× 190 event-horizon× 188 a type of boundary such that any information past this boundary is inaccessible to the observer it is defined for. Common examples are the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole (whi… plasma-physics× 187 Theory, experiments and calculations related the physics of plasmas, i.e., matter constituted by ionized atoms. radioactivity× 185 The property of some materials by which individual atoms decay, emitting energy or particles often transforming into different elements in the process. centripetal-force× 183 any force responsible for maintaining an object on a curved path around a fixed center. In introductory coursework this is usually "uniform circular motion" and yields several simple and useful relati… singularities× 182 for questions about singularities in physical quantities, i.e. cases where a quantity becomes or appears to become infinite or ill-defined. Consider the more specific tags [tag:black-hole… physical-constants× 181 crystals× 181