​​The scope of physics knows no bounds, from the smallest constituents of matter to the behavior of galaxy clusters. It’s the study of forces and energy, electricity and magnetism. It’s relativity and quantum mechanics, photons and phonons. It’s optics and waves, astronomy and cosmology. In short, it’s how the universe works.
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