The ''Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical'' is a

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published by

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. It is part of the '' Journal of Physics'' series and covers

theoretical physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experi ...

focusing on sophisticated mathematical and computational techniques. It was established in 1968 from the division of the earlier title, '' Proceedings of the Physical Society''. The journal is divided into six sections covering:

statistical physics Statistical physics is a branch of physics that evolved from a foundation of statistical mechanics, which uses methods of probability theory and statistics, and particularly the mathematical tools for dealing with large populations and approxi ...

;

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and complex systems;

mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to the development of mathematics, mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The ''Journal of Mathematical Physics'' defines the field as "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and t ...

;

quantum mechanics Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, q ...

and

quantum information theory Quantum information is the information of the state of a quantum system. It is the basic entity of study in quantum information theory, and can be manipulated using quantum information processing techniques. Quantum information refers to both ...

; classical and

quantum field theory In theoretical physics, quantum field theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework that combines classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics. QFT is used in particle physics to construct physical models of subatomic particles a ...

;

fluid In physics, a fluid is a liquid, gas, or other material that continuously deforms (''flows'') under an applied shear stress, or external force. They have zero shear modulus, or, in simpler terms, are substances which cannot resist any shea ...

and plasma theory. The

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is Joseph A Minahan ( Uppsala Universitet, Sweden). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 2.132.

Indexing

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Atomindex *

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* PASCAL * ''

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'' *

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* Science Citation Index and SciSearch * ''

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/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences''

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External links

* {{Official website, http://iopscience.org/jphysa Physics journals Fluid dynamics journals Publications established in 1968 IOP Publishing academic journals English-language journals Hybrid open access journals