NATURE OF PHYSICS
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Abstract:-  A century of physics Roberta Sinatra, Pierre Deville, Michael Szell, Dashun Wang and Albert-László Barabási An analysis of Web of Science data spanning more than 100 years reveals the rapid growth and increasing multidisciplinarity of physics — as well its internal map of sub disciplines. The conventional narrative of physics is one of paradigm shifts1: from the Copernican Revolution to Einstein’s annus mirabilis2. And for many, the stories would seem to involve genius in isolation — the lone physicist divorced from other sciences, unperturbed by societal beliefs. But the reality is quite different: physics has always been in a constant dialogue with other disciplines, be it mathematics, chemistry or theology.
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