What is the difference between astrophysics and physics?
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The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
The branch of science concerned with the study of properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
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Of or pertaining to the physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied in physics.
(physic)
Physics is a derived term of astrophysics.
As nouns the difference between astrophysics and physics
is that astrophysics is the branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them while physics is the branch of science concerned with the study of properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.As a verb physics is
third-person singular of physic.astrophysics
English
(wikiversity astrophysics lecture)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* geoastrophysicsSee also
* ("astrophysics" on Wikipedia)physics
English
(wikipedia physics)Alternative forms
* physicks (obsolete)Noun
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- Newtonian physics''' was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum '''physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms.
- The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.