A. Terms Flashcards
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Cosmology
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The study of the overall structure and evolution of the universe
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Emergent Property
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A higher-level property that arises from the micro-level interactions in a complex system
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Particle Physics
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The study of the elementary constituents of nature
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Quark
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One of 6 fundamental particles with fractional charge that combine to make protons and neutrons, among other particles. The types include the up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom quarks
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Reductionism
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The philosophical principle that complex systems can be understood once you know what they are made of and how the constituents interact
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Theory of Everything (TOE)
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- The (as-yet hypothetical) theory that unites all known branches of physics, including classical mechanics, relativity, quantum theory, and so on.
