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Modern Physics

Modern Physics is an academic concept denoting a foundational branch of physics that specifically encompasses theories and phenomena beyond classical mechanics and electromagnetism, distinguished by its reliance on quantum mechanics and relativity to explain the behavior of systems at atomic, subatomic, and high-energy scales.

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685

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Publications

1.7K

Course of theoretical physics

Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954) · 1958 · 6K citations

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Quantised singularities in the electromagnetic field,

P. A. M. Dirac · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character · 1931 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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"Relative State" Formulation of Quantum Mechanics

Hugh Everett · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1957 · 3.4K citations

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Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

N. Kemmer · Physics Bulletin · 1965 · 3.2K citations

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<i>The Feynman Lectures on Physics</i>

Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands et al. · Physics Today · 1964 · 2.9K citations

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Authors

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  1. PA
    P. A. M. Dirac

    St. John's College of Nursing, United States

    11 publications · 11.1K citations

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  2. JV
    Jan Vlachý

    Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan

    8 publications · 119 citations

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  3. JL
    J. L. Heilbron

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    8 publications · 328 citations

    8

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  4. HK
    Helge Kragh

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    6 publications · 389 citations

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  5. VF
    Victor F. Weisskopf

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 208 citations

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Institutions

685

  1. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    15 h-index

    17 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. European Organization for Nuclear Research

    Geneva, Switzerland

    15 h-index

    58 publications

    6.7K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    20 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    3.1K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    13 h-index

    16 publications

    659 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    531 citations

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  1. Physics Today

    171 publications · 21.4K citations

    61

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 120 publications · 11.7K citations

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  3. American Journal of Physics

    140 publications · 8.4K citations

    43

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  4. Physics Bulletin

    63 publications · 11.3K citations

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  5. Nature

    47 publications · 2.8K citations

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