What is "Conceptual Physics"?

  1. Objects and Rules That Govern Their Behavior
    • Particles, Waves, Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Liquids, ... , Black Holes ...
    • Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Statistical Mechanics*,
      Quantum Field Theory*, Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics*,
      Special Relativity*, General Relativity*...
  2. Physical Quantities
    • Single particle: Force, Energy, Work, Charge, Momentum,...
    • Collective attributes: Elasticity, Color, Conductivity, Viscosity, Temperature,...
  3. Metaphysics*
    • Causality, Mind-body duality, Limits of physics ...
    • Weirdness of quantum mechanics
    • Constancy of physical laws
  4. Reasoning
    • Focusing on relavant quantities, objects, laws
    • Recognizing consistent explanations
    • Making appropriate generalizations
    • Applying general concepts to specific cases

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