Physical law

A physical law or a law of nature is a scientific generalization based on empirical observations. Laws of nature are conclusions drawn from, or hypotheses confirmed by scientific experiments. The production of a summary description of nature in the form of such laws is the fundamental aim of science. Laws of nature are distinct from legal code and religious Law, and should not be confused with the concept of natural law.

Examples

Main article: List of laws in science. See also: scientific laws named after people

Related Topics:
List of laws in science - Scientific laws named after people

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Some of the more famous laws of nature are found in Isaac Newton's theories of (now) classical mechanics, presented in his Principia Mathematica, and Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Other examples of laws of nature include Boyle's law of gases, conservation laws, Ohm's law, the four laws of thermodynamics, etc.

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Isaac Newton - Classical mechanics - Principia Mathematica - Albert Einstein - Theory of relativity - Boyle's law - Conservation law - Ohm's law - Thermodynamics

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