What is applied physics?

Applied Physics is a term for research of physics that combines "pure" physics with engineering. Pure physics is the study of the basic physical properties of matter and everything that implies, such as energy and movement. Applied physics uses the same line of investigation to solve technological problems.

It may be easy to identify research as "applied" or "clean" in cases where a direct practical application is searched. For example, Einstein's special theory of relativity is pure physics and the design of optical technology is applied. However, the difference between the two may be more blurred. Certainly there is a continuum of research topics along the spectrum between applied and clean. Whether it is necessary to be used, research must at least deal with potential technological or practical applications of their research, not if directly involved in the solution of engineering problem. In fact, most of the instrumentation used by physics researchers are so advanced, ŽE is tailored to the scientists themselves. High energy physicists working on particle accelerators, such as the European Nuclear Research Organization (CERN), are a good example of physicists who build their own instrumentation.

Applied physics, such as academic discipline, is a relatively new invention with a somewhat small number of universities that have a department in the field. The department of applied physics often draws faculties from the Department of Physics and Engineering Department of the University. It is common for the faculty to organize joint meetings in more than one department. In all scientific fields, trend is growing towards interdisciplinary research and formalized overlap of engineering and physics research in the form of applied P Physics Departments at universities is a symptom of this trend.

There are a number of research topics that can be considered applied physics. One example is the development of superconductors. SuperconductorIt is a material that will lead electricity without resistance below a certain temperature. Superconducting magnets are essential for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, particle accelerators and spectrometers of nuclear magnetic resonance resonance imaging (NMR). Research of physical qualities and theory as superconducting magnets would be properly considered pure physics. Attempts to build improved superconductors and finding new applications for them would certainly be considered as applied physics. Other well -known examples of this type of research include Foltovoltaik and Nanotechnology.