What
is the difference between Physics and Applied Physics?
The latter is a
subset of the former. Applied physics is still “physics”.
Loosely speaking,
physics research can be divided into two categories, theoretical and
experimental/applied. There are, however, many avenues of research that inhabit
the liminal space straddling the two!
Theoretical physics
concerns itself primarily with understanding the theoretical frameworks of
physical theories, the fundamental postulates and mathematical formulations
that underlie the successful models of the physical universe in attempts to
gain insight into the nature of physical entities or to develop new ways of
thinking about physical problems in order to illuminate nebulous concepts or to
unify hitherto disparate ideas within a single framework.
Applied physics
engenders a pragmatic approach, largely concerning itself with applying all of
this knowledge, in combination with relevant knowledge from other fields, to
potentially practicable scenarios for whatever reasons.
(Ref: Alexander Matthew Peach, PhD, Durham
University, UK)
No comments:
Post a Comment