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ATOMIC PHYSICS Atomic Physics studies the Electron hull of Atom s. This branch of Physics is distinct from Nuclear Physics , despite their association in the public consciousness. Atomic physics is not concerned with the intra-nuclear processes studied in nuclear physics, although properties of the nucleus can be important in atomic physics (e.g., Hyperfine Structure ). Current research focuses on activities in quantum control, cooling and trapping of atoms and ions, low-temperature collision dynamics, the collective behavior of atoms in weakly interacting gases (Bose-Einstein Condensates and dilute Fermi degenerate systems), precision measurements of fundamental constants, and the effects of electron correlation on structure and dynamics. MOLECULAR PHYSICS Molecular Physics focuses on multi-atomic structures and their internal and external interactions with matter and light. OPTICAL PHYSICS Optical Physics is distinct from Optics in that it tends to focus not on the control of classical light fields by macroscopic objects, but on the fundamental properties of Optical Field s and their interactions with matter in the microscopic realm. SEE ALSO
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