Theoretical physics attempts to understand the world by making a model of reality, used for rationalizing, explaining, predicting physical phenomena through a "physical theory". There are three types of theories in physics; mainstream theories, proposed theories and fringe theories.

Subcategories

There are 6 subcategories to this category.

C

• Calculus of variations

O

• Operator theory

Q

• Quantum gravity

R

• Relativity

S

• String theory
• Supersymmetry

Articles in category "Theoretical physics"

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Theoretical physics A ADM energy Action (physics) AdS/CFT Analysis of flows Analytical mechanics Antibracket algebra B BRST formalism Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism Bethe lattice Brane Brane cosmology C C*-algebra Cartan connection applications Classical limit Coherence condition Cosmological constant D De Sitter universe Density matrix renormalization group Digital physics Dilaton Doubly-special relativity E Eightfold way (physics) Einselection Electroweak force Extended Yukawa potential F Field equation Fine-tuning

F cont. First class constraint Fluctuation theorem G G parity Gauge boson Geometrodynamics Gluonic vacuum field Graviphoton Graviscalar Green-Kubo relations H Hamilton's equations Hamiltonian constraint Heim Theory Higgs mechanism Higgsless model Holographic principle Hyperspace theory I Isospin L Lagrangian Local hidden variable theory Loop quantum gravity Loschmidt's paradox M M-theory M-theory (simplified explanation) Master equation Moduli Multiplicative quantum number N Nambu mechanics Nambu-Goto action Noether's theorem

N cont. Nonlocality O Operator (physics) P Peccei-Quinn theory Peierls bracket Phase diagram Phase space Poisson superalgebra Principle of general covariance Principle of stationary action Process physics Q Quantum electrodynamics Quantum geometry Quantum gravity Quiver diagram S Second class constraints Sparticle Spontaneous symmetry breaking Supersymmetry Symplectic representation T Tachyon condensation Theory of everything V Vacuum solution Variational principle W W-field WIMP WKB approximation Wave Structure Matter Weak isospin Weyl transformation