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What Is Modern Physics? Breaking Beyond Newton’s Laws
- Modern physics begins where Newton’s laws no longer explain extreme speed, tiny scales, or intense gravity.
- Albert Einstein’s relativity showed that time and space are not absolute but bend with motion and mass.
- Quantum mechanics revealed that particles behave like waves, defying classical predictability.
- Modern physics explores atoms, nuclei, and subatomic particles that Newton never imagined.
- It explains why GPS satellites must correct for relativistic time shifts to stay accurate.
- Quantum uncertainty means you can never know both a particle’s exact position and momentum.
- Nuclear energy and lasers are direct results of breakthroughs in modern physics.
- Modern physics connects the very small (quantum) with the very large (cosmology).
- Newton’s laws still work for everyday life, but modern physics is needed for the universe’s extremes.
- From black holes to quantum computers, modern physics keeps expanding the frontier of what’s possible.