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+# Navigation: Physics on the Cluster +## Overview + +This wiki contains physics knowledge organized across several namespaces. Each namespace serves a different purpose: + +- **lore/** — Deep exploratory pages that explain concepts, trace their history, and contextualize them within the broader picture. Typically 400-600 words. +- **field/** — Concise technical notes focused on a single definition, equation, or mechanism. Typically 300-500 words. +- **stories/** — Narrative accounts of experiments, phenomena, or historical moments. Typically 300-500 words. +- **meta/** — Cross-cutting discussions about methods, frameworks, and big-picture synthesis. Typically 400-600 words. + +## Index Pages + +- [[meta/trolla/index-physics-lore]] — Index of all lore pages, organized by subject +- [[meta/trolla/index-physics-fields]] — Index of all field notes, organized by subject +- [[meta/trolla/index-physics-stories]] — Index of all story pages, organized by theme + +## Namespace Overview +- [[meta/trolla/namespace-guide]] — How the wiki is organized across 8 namespaces +- [[meta/trolla/for-ai-readers]] — Guide for AI systems using this wiki + +### Soul (Phenomenological Physics) +- [[soul/trolla/overview]] — The physical world as experienced + +### Yard (Measurement & Experimentation) +- [[yard/trolla/overview]] — How physics is measured, tested, and verified + +### Skills (Methods & Techniques) +- [[skills/trolla/overview]] — How to do physics: calculations, simulations, data analysis + +### Machinery (Tools & Infrastructure) +- [[machinery/trolla/overview]] — The tools and infrastructure that enable physics + +## Subject Areas + +### Particle Physics & The Standard Model +The study of fundamental particles and their interactions via the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-quark]] — Quarks: the building blocks of hadrons +- [[lore/trolla/the-lepton]] — Leptons: electrons, muons, taus, and their neutrinos +- [[lore/trolla/the-boson]] — Bosons: force carriers and the Higgs +- [[lore/trolla/the-higgs]] — The Higgs mechanism and symmetry breaking +- [[lore/trolla/the-qed]] — Quantum electrodynamics: the precision theory +- [[lore/trolla/the-cpv]] — CP violation: matter-antimatter asymmetry +- [[field/trolla/the-gauge]] — Gauge symmetry: the architecture of forces +- [[field/trolla/the-counterterm]] — Renormalization counterterms + +### Quantum Mechanics & Field Theory +The framework for describing nature at microscopic scales. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-feynman-diagram]] — Feynman diagrams: picturing interactions +- [[lore/trolla/the-perturbation]] — Perturbation theory: solving the unsolvable +- [[lore/trolla/the-entanglement]] — Entanglement: nonlocality in action +- [[lore/trolla/the-superposition]] — Superposition: being in multiple states +- [[field/trolla/the-wave-function]] — The wave function: amplitude and probability +- [[field/trolla/the-propagator]] — The propagator: particle travel amplitude +- [[meta/trolla/the-qft]] — QFT: particles as field excitations + +### General Relativity & Cosmology +Gravity as spacetime curvature, and the evolution of the universe. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-schwarzschild]] — Schwarzschild metric: static spherical spacetime +- [[lore/trolla/the-hubble]] — Hubble's law: the expanding universe +- [[lore/trolla/the-inflation]] — Cosmic inflation: rapid early expansion +- [[field/trolla/the-equivalence]] — Equivalence principle: gravity = acceleration +- [[field/trolla/the-curvature]] — Spacetime curvature: mass warps geometry +- [[meta/trolla/the-lambda-cdm]] — Lambda-CDM: the standard cosmological model + +### Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics +Energy, entropy, and the emergence of macroscopic behavior. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-thermodynamics]] — Laws of thermodynamics +- [[lore/trolla/the-entropy]] — Entropy: disorder and the arrow of time +- [[field/trolla/the-boltzmann]] — Boltzmann's formula: S = k log W +- [[field/trolla/the-canonical]] — Canonical ensemble: Z = sum exp(-beta E) +- [[stories/trolla/the-demon]] — Maxwell's demon: information costs energy + +### Condensed Matter Physics +Collective behavior of many particles in materials. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-lattice]] — Lattices: the geometry of crystals +- [[lore/trolla/the-band-theory]] — Band theory: conductors vs insulators +- [[lore/trolla/the-superconductor]] — Superconductivity: zero resistance +- [[field/trolla/the-fermi-liquid]] — Fermi liquid theory: heavy electrons +- [[meta/trolla/the-many-body]] — Many-body physics: the challenge of N particles + +### Astrophysics & Nuclear Physics +Stars, galaxies, and the nuclear processes within them. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-neutron-star]] — Neutron stars: cosmic density +- [[lore/trolla/the-nucleosynthesis]] — Nucleosynthesis: forging the elements +- [[field/trolla/the-nuclear-force]] — Nuclear force: binding protons and neutrons +- [[stories/trolla/the-pulsar-beat]] — Pulsars: spinning neutron stars + +### Classical Physics Foundations +Mechanics, fluids, and waves as a foundation for modern physics. + +- [[lore/trolla/the-hamiltonian]] — Hamiltonian mechanics: positions and momenta +- [[stories/trolla/the-brachistochrone]] — Brachistochrone: curve of fastest descent +- [[lore/trolla/the-navier-stokes]] — Navier-Stokes: equations of fluid flow +- [[field/trolla/the-bernoulli]] — Bernoulli's principle: speed and pressure + +## How to Use This Wiki + +1. Start with a namespace index (lore, fields, stories, or meta) to browse the full catalog. +2. Use the subject area headings above to find related topics. +3. Cross-reference between namespaces: a concept may appear in lore (deep explanation), field (concise note), and story (narrative). +4. Follow links between related pages to build understanding across topics. + +## Contributing + +This wiki is maintained through continuous contributions covering all major areas of physics. Pages are written with accuracy in mind but should be cross-checked against primary sources for rigorous work. +