Wikibooks:LOC Classification/Q/QC

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Contents 1 Physics 2 Subsections 2.1 General Physics 2.2 Electricity and Magnetism 2.3 Nuclear Physics 2.4 Geophysics

[edit] Physics

This is the Library of Congress classification code for physics books. It has been further subdivided into the following subsections:

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[edit] General Physics

• QC 1 - General
• QC 81 - Weights and measures
• QC 120 - Descriptive and experimental mechanics
• QC 170 - Atomic physics; Constitution and properties of matter Including molecular physics, relativity, quantum theory, and solid state physics
• QC 221 - Acoustics; Sound
• QC 251 - Heat
  • QC 310.15 - Thermodynamics
• QC 350 - Optics; Light
  • QC 450 - Spectroscopy
• QC 474 - Radiation physics (General)

[edit] Electricity and Magnetism

• QC 501 - Electricity (General)
  • QC 669 - Electromagnetic theory
  • QC 676 - Radio waves (Theory)
  • QC 701 - Electric discharge
  • QC 717.6 - Plasma physics; Ionized gases
• QC 750 - Magnetism

[edit] Nuclear Physics

• QC 770 - Nuclear and particle physics; Atomic energy; Radioactivity
  • QC 793 - Elementary particle physics
  • QC 794.95 - Radioactivity and radioactive substances

[edit] Geophysics

• QC 801 - Geophysics. Cosmic physics
• QC 811 - Geomagnetism
• QC 851 - Meteorology. Climatology Including the earth's atmosphere
  • QC 974.5 - Meteorological optics
  • QC 980 - Climatology and weather
  • QC 994.95 - Weather forecasting