Theoretical physics

Theoretical physics is physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions rather than experimental processes. Theoretical physics attempts to understand the natural world by making a model of reality, used for rationalizing, explaining, and predicting physical phenomena in what are called "physical theories". There are three types of theories in physics: mainstream theories, proposed theories and fringe theories.

Mainstream theories

Mainstream theories (sometimes referred to as central theories) are the body of knowledge of both factual and scientific views and possess a usual scientific quality of the tests of repeatability, consistency with existing well-established science and experimentation.

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Examples

• Classical mechanics
• Condensed matter physics
• Dynamics
• Electromagnetism
• Field theory
• Fluid dynamics
• General relativity
• Particle physics
• Quantum mechanics
• Quantum field theory
• Quantum electrochemistry
• Solid state physics and the electronic structure of materials
• Special relativity
• Standard Model
• Statistical mechanics
• Thermodynamics