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Fundamentals of Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Astrophysics
Famous Physicist
Unanswered Questions in Physics
100
Newton's First Law
An object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
100
Proposed the uncertainty principle.
Who is Heisenberg?
100
Demonstrated that there are galaxies outside of our own, famous telescope named after him
Who is Hubble?
100
This physicist won the noble prize for his theory on the photoelectric effect
Einstein
100
Gravitational Waves
What 100 year old idea, was recently proven at LIGO?
200
What is the unit for momentum?
What is Kg*m/s or N*s
200
A PDE describing wave mechanics?
What is the Schrodinger equation?
200
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Distance from Earth to the Sun
200
Commonly associated for his theory involving cats that are both dead and alive
Who is Schroedinger
200
Makes up the majority of the universe. Emits no electromagnetic radiation.
What is Dark Energy / Dark Matter
300
Laws which govern orbiting masses
What are Keplars Laws
300
Function used in determining probability in quantum stat mech
What is the partition function
300
a rotating disk of matter formed by accretion around a massive body
What is an accretion disk
300
Proposed many famous ideas such as the law describing forces involving springs.
Who is Hooke?
300
Theoretical particle of gravity
What is a graviton
400
Law governing how magnetic fields will induce EMF
What is Faradays Law
400
Subatomic particle with a half integer spin
What is a fermion?
400
Region of space with such a large gravitational pull that not even light can escape.
What is a black hole
400
Famous for his three laws of physics
Who is Isaac Newton
400
Cosmological theory that point like particles are replaced by one-dimensional structures.
What is string theory.
500
What rule do you use to determine directions of induced currents
What is right-hand rule?
500
Particle with zero or integer spin?
What is a Boson?
500
The concept of space and time as a four dimensional continuum.
What is space-time
500
He made fundamental discoveries to the model of an atom and understanding atom structure and quantum theory.
Who is Neil Bohr
500
A baryon consisting of four quarks and one antiquark
What is a pentaquark