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*[[Relativity]], a form of mechanics that is applicable in very high-energy situations
*[[Relativity]], a form of mechanics that is applicable in very high-energy situations
*[[Quantum mechanics]], a probabilistic description of the behavior of matter and energy at tiny length and energy scales
*[[Quantum mechanics]], a probabilistic description of the discrete behavior of matter and energy at tiny length and energy scales
Modern physics was distinguished from classical physics mainly because these two ideas were so radically different from the classical viewpoint that they produced a [[paradigm shift]] in the way that physicists interpret the natural world.
Modern physics was distinguished from classical physics mainly because these two ideas were so radically different from the classical viewpoint that they produced a [[paradigm shift]] in the way that physicists interpret the natural world.