This ingenious map explains how everything in physics fits together.

Image source: DominicWalliman / YouTube

From spacetime to chaos theory

Physics is a huge and complex area of ​​knowledge. But besides that, it is one of the most exciting sciences, because it deals with “black holes” , “wormholes” , quantum teleportation and gravitational waves .

But if you have not been fond of physics since birth, then it is quite difficult to figure out how existing concepts are mated - and how they are related to things studied in high school, like inertia or electrical circuits.

Moreover, someone is constantly trying to prove that Einstein was wrong , and we heard a lot about Stephen Hawking’s struggle to create a “theory of everything” , so it’s pretty easy to get confused about how this all really fits together (if at all).
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To finally clarify the situation, YouTube blogger Dominic Valliman created a map showing how many sections of physics are linked together — from the era of Isaac Newton to Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum physics (with a little philosophy for a better understanding of the subject).

Perhaps even the thought of the “map of all physics” makes you shiver and makes you sweat - but don't worry in vain when you look at it, it will be much less scary:


Image source: DominicWalliman / YouTube

You can also purchase a card as a poster here , or download a high-resolution image.

If you are still shaking slightly, do not worry - Valliman at the same time made an amazing version with animation, and in eight minutes of pleasant pastime she will take you step by step through the whole history of physics. This video will begin with Newton's apple, and will end with modern scientists, those who are trying to look inside the “black holes” and develop a theory combining gravity with quantum effects.

The video also tells you that there is a gaping "abyss of ignorance" that physicists will have to fill in to understand exactly how the Universe functions; for example, there are such things as dark matter and dark energy - they “work” exclusively in theories, but they have never been observed in fact, and moreover there is no intelligible explanation of their nature.

As a result of all the above, we can say that the more we learn about the world around us, the more clearly we understand how immediately the space of the unknown is expanding; and this is one of the most favorite features of scientific knowledge.

Accordingly, if someone has already tried to dislocate his brain, wondering about where the Universe is expanding or what exactly space-time consists of - this is the guide for you. After all, if the entire history of world physics can be crammed into a digestible form just eight minutes of screen time, then it suddenly does not seem so terrible.

So watch the video at the end of the article, and then use the information you received to impress someone in conversations at the dinner table.