Radiophysics
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Radiophysics is a branch of physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

 focused on the theoretical and experimental study of certain kinds of radiation
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...

: its emission, propagation, and interaction with the medium.

The term is used in the following major meanings:
  • study of radio wave
    Radio Wave
    Radio Wave may refer to:*Radio frequency*Radio Wave 96.5, a radio station in Blackpool, UK...

    s (the original area of research)
  • study of radiation used in radiology
    Radiology
    Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...

  • study of other ranges of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation
    Electromagnetic radiation
    Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that exhibits wave-like behavior as it travels through space...

     in some specific applications


Among main applications of radiophysics are radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

 communications, radiolocation
Radiolocation
Radiolocating is the process of finding the location of something through the use of radio waves. It generally refers to passive uses, particularly radar—as well as detecting buried cables, water mains, and other public utilities. It is similar to radionavigation, but radiolocation usually...

, radioastronomy, and radiology.

Branches

  • Classical radiophysics deals with radio wave communications and detection
  • Quantum radiophysics (physics of laser
    Laser
    A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...

    s and maser
    Maser
    A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by stimulated emission. Historically, “maser” derives from the original, upper-case acronym MASER, which stands for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"...

    s; Nikolai Basov was the founder of quantum radiophysics in the Soviet Union
    Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

    )
  • Statistical radiophs

See also

  • University of Kiev Faculty of Radiophysics
  • Institute of Radio-engineering and Electronics
  • Institute for Physical Research
    Institute for Physical Research
    The Institute for Physical Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia is a physics research institute located in Armenia.- History :...

  • University of Calcutta
    University of Calcutta
    The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...

  • Australian Academy of Science
    Australian Academy of Science
    The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The Academy is modelled after the Royal Society and operates under a Royal Charter; as such it is...

  • Tomsk State University
    Tomsk State University
    Tomsk State University , formerly Imperial Tomsk University, is the first university in Siberia—it was founded in 1878 in Tomsk, Russia. TSU opened in 1888 with only one department, the medical school...

  • Yerevan State University
    Yerevan State University
    Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...

  • N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
  • Belarusian State University
    Belarusian State University
    Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...

  • Radiondistics - Physics of the radio waves and applied radio-electronics
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