What are the different fields of study in physics and their significance?

[nikkilou]

What are the different emphasis in physics and where do they take you? I love the whole field and am looking at summer internships, but can't decide on anything more specific in physics. I don't really know what condensed matter physics or nuclear physics or ... (there's so many of them) are relative to one another. What is it that I am actually studying in these fields? Any clarification would be so appreciated!

 

[mgiddy911]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics#Branches_of_physics

 

[ZapperZ]

Wikipedia again misses a ton of stuff. Please go to the http://www.aps.org/" , and look under Membership Units. These are the actual sub-divisions that all APS members selected as their field of studies.

When you want official information about physics, go to a professional physics organization.

Zz.