What is Physical: Definition and 1000 Discussions

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the healthcare professions. Physical therapy is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion. Physical therapists are known as physiotherapists in many countries.
In addition to clinical practice, other aspects of physical therapist practice include research, education, consultation, and health administration. Physical therapy is provided as a primary care treatment or alongside, or in conjunction with, other medical services. In some jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, physical therapists have the authority to prescribe medication.

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  1. M

    Calculate vacuum loss by using principles of physics, not physical testing?

    We (company I am interning for) are meeting with various suppliers in efforts to find a new source of vacuum pumps for our brake boosters. We are looking to make a switch to an electrical pump versus the mechanically-driven pump we used previously. One of the issues we are having with this is...
  2. quantumsimulation

    I Physical Universe vs. Simulated Universe

    As I listen to lectures trying to explain the universe based on the laws of physics, it makes no sense and it can be all over the place with holes and gaps. Dark this or a catastrophe here.So the physical laws seem to be lacking when it comes to explaining the nature of reality. We can use these...
  3. V

    Classical Searching for a book similar to physical Paradoxes and Sophisms

    Searching for a book similar to V N lange physical paradoxes and sophisms by mir publishers please don't recommend books that involve numerical question , please suggest books that have interesting curious question and paradoxes on theory of classical mechanics books similar to above mentioned...
  4. MathematicalPhysicist

    A What are the rational solutions to the square root of four?

    I was and am reading quite a lot of books on GR and QFT and there's the distinction between a physical state and an unphysical state. What is the difference? What makes a state physical? I know this is a bit philosophical . Doesn't this distinction change with time and experiments?
  5. nicholas_eng

    I Boost Generators: Physical Meaning & Observable Quantities

    So, all of the generators of the Poincare group are associated with pretty well-known physical quantities. Time translation is associated with energy, space translations with momentum, rotations with angular momentum, and boosts... well, boosts are generated by the "generators of boosts". Do...
  6. R

    B Is Ice-Nine a Real Substance or Just a Fictional Creation?

    Does the fictional substance ice-nine in Kurt Vonnegut's Cats Cradle violate any physical laws, or is it merely something that does not exit?
  7. waynewec

    I Reducing NxN Matrix to 2x2 w/ Physical Constraints

    Gonna preface by saying I never thought linear algebra would be a class I would regret not taking so much... but in short the goal is to reduce an arbitrary symmetric NxN system using a set of auxiliary constraint relationships, e.g. for a 3x3 \begin{bmatrix} V_1\\ V_2\\ V_3\\ \end{bmatrix} =...
  8. Hansol

    Physical meaning of thermal conductivity tensor

    Good afternoon everyone! I've learned that thermal conductivity has a form of second-rank tensor. As you know, diagonal components of stress tensor mean normal stress and other components mean shear stress and like that do off-diagonal components of thermal conductivity tensor have some special...
  9. L

    I Physical parameters for spin 1/2 particles

    I am having trouble to understand what it means by "physically relevant real parameters" and how does it help us to specify a quantum system. Let say, we have a state of k half spin electrons? My guess is about the local phase of the spin, and this would make it 2^k parameters since each...
  10. Y

    Physical Valentine's Day -- quotes from particle physics magazine

    Here are the quotes https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/show-your-affection-with-physics-valentines , I find them funny except for the last one is hurtful, I shouldn't say such a thing for someone on a valentine's day because they would care about the valentine's day, personally I find it...
  11. A

    A What physical meaning can the “determinant” of a divergency have?

    I am [working][1] on the algebra of "divergencies", that is, infinite integrals, series and germs. So, I decided to construct something similar to determinant of a matrix of these entities. $$\det w=\exp(\operatorname{reg }\ln w)$$ which is analogous to how determinant of a matrix can be...
  12. LarryS

    Electrical Permittivity of Classical Vacuum - Physical?

    The Vacuum Permittivity of the classical vacuum seems to be for just conversion of units in Coulomb's Law, like Coulomb's Constant in disguise. Does the Electrical Permittivity of the Vacuum in classical electromagnetism have any real physical significance other than in the above context...
  13. R

    I Is there any physical significance to Wave Amplitude?

    I am studying Quantum physics and I'm having some problems to understand what is the Wave Amplitude since I can't find a physical significance to it. Does anyone ever heard something that come close to a physical significance?
  14. M

    I Trying to get a physical understanding of a Fermi gas

    I would like to get a more physical interpretation of conduction electrons (fermi gas) in a metal. I imagine ionized valence electrons close to the ions, with the fermi level (highest energy electrons) of the gas participating in conduction. A point of confusion for me...the first ionization...
  15. F

    I Variant and Invariant Physical Quantities....

    Hello, In non-relativistic physics (where things move slower than the speed of light), the following physical quantities are invariant and variant (or relative) i.e. vary in value depending on the chosen frame of reference: Variant quantities: time ##t##, velocity ##v##, momentum ##p##...
  16. Ander99

    Comp Sci What are the differences between a virtual node and a physical one

    Hi everyone! Can someone explain which are the differences between a physical node and a virtual one and which one is potentially better . I've been looking for information but I haven't found anything. Thank you a lot.
  17. Hamiltonian

    Derivation of the orbital analysis equation and its physical significance

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  18. DaveE

    Favorite Physical Sciences Podcasts?

    I need to find some more good podcasts about the physical sciences. Searching the interwebs gives lots of popular general science stuff like Science Friday, Sean Carroll, and Neil DeGrasse-Tyson; those are ok, but I want stuff aimed for people that know calculus, if you get my drift. So what...
  19. D

    Is time real (in a physical sense)?

    As in, is it a physical quantity/parameter like mass or is it a descriptive name that we give to the flow of dynamic processes? This is not a theory or idea, just a question that I feel compelled to ask after reading an article that claims that a study shows that time travel would be possible...
  20. R

    B Is energy considered to be physical?

    If someone were to talk about "a non-physical energy source" would you consider that a contradiction in terms?
  21. J

    I Metric Signature Choice & Physical Consequences: Exploring Pin(1,3) & Pin(3,1)

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  22. A

    Physical state given the critical temperature and critical pressure

    Summary:: I have two substances H2O and CH3OH given at a temperature T and pressure P. I also have critical temperatures and pressures. How can I find the physical states of these substances. My teacher recommended me to use the Antoine equation and find the saturation pressure, but I can't...
  23. V

    B Do physical (macroscopic) waves consist of matter?

    When I think of a wave propagating through space I think of a geometric wave-like structure propagating through the matter in the surrounding environment. If someone yells and you hear their voice is it actual matter that is emitted and that your ears pick up on? If this were the case there...
  24. R

    I How to relate to math expressions that don’t have physical representations

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  25. Mayan Fung

    I Is energy a fundamental physical quantity or a derived one?

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  26. kfjvj

    A How is physical Information "encoded"?

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  27. TempleSweeper

    A Exploring Symmetry Breaking Phenomenon in a Physical System

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  28. F

    Admissions What should a PI look for in a physical sciences PhD candidate when hiring?

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  29. S

    Thoughts on neural networks "discovering" physical concepts

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  30. S

    Thoughts on neural networks "discovering" physical concepts

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  31. C

    I Physical question about Phonons

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  32. Immortal68

    B What is Consciousness? How does it affect our Physical Universe?

    Sure it seems like an impossible feat but I need to gain a bit more depth, every little helps. I've been trying to analyse different things in life. Behaviours of other individuals', my own behaviour, our interaction with other conscious individuals, e.t.c. Essentially I've just been trying to...
  33. T

    A Is physical reality more than the sum of its parts?

    There is a paper here: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/19/5/188 And a lengthy article here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-theory-of-reality-as-more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-20170601/ The general argument concerns causal emergence and whether all causal agency arises directly from the micro...
  34. E

    B A question about quantities vs units in physical laws

    A quantity ##p## can be expressed as the product of a dimensionless number, ##\lambda_p##, and a unit, ##u_X##:$$p = \lambda_p u_X$$When we write the equation of a physical law, do the symbols represent the physical quantities ##p## or their dimensionless coefficients ##\lambda_p##? That is to...
  35. PGaccount

    A Physical Motivation for Supersymmetry

    How was supersymmetry discovered? 13:00 And what were the original motivations for it? Is there some kind of intuitive way to look at and work with the formulas? For instance, in the theory of differential forms, the scalar product of two 1-forms U and V is *(U ∧ *V) = UiVi. It is useful to...
  36. Unbreakabletoon

    I Exploring the Physical Properties of Human-Sized Worm Holes

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  37. fresh_42

    I Physical meaning of the highest root / weight

    As some simple Lie groups and their algebras are essential for our current understanding of QM, I wondered if especially the highest positive (or likewise lowest negative) root can be explained physically. The roots are the weights of the adjoint representation. Are their physical meanings...
  38. N

    The meaning of the "physical" electron charge in Peskin (Chap 7)

    On p. 246 in the Peskin QFT textbook, below is stated where Z3 is defined as the residue of the q2 = 0 pole, explicitly as $$Z_3=\frac{1}{1-\Pi(0)}$$ and e is the bare charge. In advance, the exact photon two point function is calculated as $$\frac{-ig_{\mu\nu}}{q^2(1-\Pi(q^2))}$$ Though...
  39. Seeker69

    I Understanding physical meaning

    For example, talking about density formula; it conveys the essence that if a container with volume"V" can hold "m" mass of substance then " d" will be the density. Jumping on to frictional force formula "Ff = μN", how do I know the physical meaning of the coefficient of friction from the equation?
  40. akashpandey

    I Division of a physical quantity

    As we all know that division simply means how many parts of the whole we have (or splitting into equal parts) 1)Example:- if we have 12 apples and there are 3 people so each will get 4 apples right. Easy! Now my question is how does this definition makes sense in term of physical quantities ...
  41. L

    Help Evaluating Mathematical Modelling of Physical Problems

    I am really struggling with these problems and do not really know where to begin. In most cases I have just defined what the modelling means, e.g A rough surface is one upon which friction acts etc. I would really appreciate some help with suitably answering these questions comprehensively, and...
  42. E

    Gauss' law for a physical capacitor with finite thickness plates

    In derivations of capacitance it is standard to consider two oppositely charged, infinitely thin sheets. If we construct a Gaussian cylinder across one sheet, we obtain ##E_{1} = \frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon_{0}}## for one sheet, and then we can superpose this field with that from the other at an...
  43. Z

    Paging, Virtual Address Space and Physical Memory and Page Frames

    Hi, The following is not a homework question. My question is: My answer is: Total pages required = 2^32/2^7 = 2^25 pages Thus page table has 2^25 entries PM = 2^16 Total page frames in PM = 2^16/2^ 7= 9 page frames Somebody please guide me what is the correct solution for the above. Zulfi.
  44. Twigg

    Physical Intuitions for the k-epsilon Turbulence Model

    Hey all! I am trying to understand the terms in the source-side of the k-epsilon transport equations. My only reference on this so far has been the wikipedia article (in my defense, it's not in Landau! the gospel has forsaken me :cry:). If you have a reference that goes into gory detail on the...
  45. kadiot

    Audio broadcast via a physical wire

    Is there a way to broadcast emergency messages via cable radio? Its not really radio but audio going out from copper or fiber using existing landlines or CATV cables. No tuner needed, could just be a speaker. The system I am looking for does not need internet or mobile connections. I imagine it...
  46. A

    I On-shell virtual particles and 'physical' Hilbert spaces....

    Hi all, Just a clarification question as I'm learning. It's possible to have Feynman diagrams where the internal lines (virtual particles) are in fact on shell. 'On shell' would imply 'observable,' (maybe?) but as noted in @A. Neumaier's great FAQ, only sets of Feynman diagrams have predictive...
  47. vxiaoyu18

    Asking for help with a physical problem that uses a piston to push water

    Consult a physical problem that USES piston to absorb water: Pistons with surface areas S1, S2 and S are placed horizontally at the same height (H). S1 = S2 S=S1+S2 When F starts moving to the left, how do you calculate its force? Is F=ρgHS? (*The friction force doesn't have to be calculated.)
  48. C

    I Are physical constants 'constant' axiomatically, or is there a theory?

    I can see why it would be pretty illogical to speculate that physical constants change over time, but is there more to it than just being 'illogical' to assume otherwise? Is it axiomatic in physics to presume certain physical constants are constant, because otherwise stuff like atoms and things...
  49. gobarriga

    A What is the meaning of "modulated physical systems"?

    In particular I'm studying the paper "Theory of dynamic response functions of periodically modulated physical systems" by Lovesey et al. and "modulated system" are mentioned many times. My thesis advisor recommend to me reed this paper but is very confuse, any reference you can give me in...
  50. NP04

    What are the variables in the equation λ=xd/L in Physical Optics?

    I know I have to use λ=xd/L. But I don't know what any of those variables (except lambda) mean. If you assume that 0.59 is x times d, you can get an answer that is close. 0.59/100 = 5.9*10^-3. Can someone explain the solution and meanings of variables using a diagram? (The answer to the...
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