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This WikiProject exists to improve the quality of existing articles related to physics, to create articles to cover a broader range of physics topics, and to categorize and link them in appropriate ways. The result of this work should be articles that are accessible to the lay reader and yet are also useful to the professional working in the field. Some articles are of interest to grade-school students, others only to advanced graduate students and post-docs: all such communities should be served.

All are welcome to help, from those 'merely' interested in physics to practicing professionals and academics. All are needed. Professional physicists oversee the accuracy of the content in their sub-fields. Together with knowledgeable amateurs they write and edit the articles. But even those with the least amount of knowledge are needed. For example, we always need more amateurs to tell us whenever articles have become too obtuse. In all cases, whether aficionado or professional, when you talk here, you talk with peers.

If you plan to be active in editing articles relating to physics, please add your name and your interests to the members list. Concrete proposals, suggestions and activities are discussed on the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Physics page, and any and all interested parties are encouraged to join up and participate. We also have an IRC channel on Freenode: #wikiphys.

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Goals

The scope of WikiProject Physics is anything on Wikipedia that is related to physics. As of January 2020, about 21,000 articles have been identified as being physics-related. Our particular interests are core physics concepts and issues related to physics articles. In particular:

Bringing every physics article as close to Featured Article or Featured List status as possible.
Maximizing MoS compliance, particularly MoS Numbers and MoS Math.
Cleaning up tagged articles.
Organization of categories at every level of Category:Physics.
Making sure all articles are properly referenced.
Watching out for pseudoscience in physics articles and categories (see the list of these topics).
Keeping the Physics Portal in good shape.
Keeping the WikiProject Physics community active, growing, and well-supported.
Discussing the content of physics articles on Wikipedia and what direction WikiProject Physics should take (see talk page).

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Current status of physics articles

This table is automatically updated by WP 1.0 bot. See the log for the latest changes.

Physics articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	11	18	23	10			62
FL	2		4				6
GA	20	34	52	62			168
B	103	274	412	280			1,069
C	105	483	1,069	1,200		31	2,888
Start	1	498	2,917	5,349	1	98	8,864
Stub		1	783	5,419		28	6,231
List	6	25	74	156			261
Book					42		42
Category					1,449		1,449
Disambig					114		114
File					101		101
Portal					12		12
Project					64		64
Redirect				1	1,391	3	1,395
Template					295		295
Other					43		43
Assessed	248	1,333	5,334	12,477	3,512	160	23,064
Unassessed				2		42	44
Total	248	1,333	5,334	12,479	3,512	202	23,108
WikiWork factors ( ?)		ω = 96,813			Ω = 5.02

Progress
Assessment	Assessed/Total	Percentage	Updated
Quality	21,926/21,926	100%	21:14, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Importance	21,926/21,926	100%	21:14, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

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Articles for deletion

13 Jan 2021 – Threshold effect ( talk · · hist) was AfDed by Shhhnotsoloud ( t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
04 Jan 2021 – Bose–Einstein condensation (network theory) ( talk · · hist) AfDed by Fractalfalcon ( t · c) was closed as merge by Eddie891 ( t · c) on 12 Jan 2021; see discussion (5 participants)
31 Dec 2020 – Kamalendu Deb Krori ( talk · · hist) AfDed by Martin Urbanec ( t · c) was closed as keep by Barkeep49 ( t · c) on 12 Jan 2021; see discussion (8 participants)
27 Dec 2020 – EP quantum mechanics ( talk · · hist) AfDed by Tercer ( t · c) was closed as delete by Geschichte ( t · c) on 03 Jan 2021; see discussion (7 participants)
24 Nov 2020 – NASA research ( talk · · hist) AfDed by Iridescent ( t · c) was closed as keep by Eddie891 ( t · c) on 01 Dec 2020; see discussion (12 participants)
21 Nov 2020 – Cosmic Dawn Center ( talk · · hist) AfDed by Sam-2727 ( t · c) was closed as merge by Missvain ( t · c) on 07 Dec 2020; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
17 Nov 2020 – Irina Zhuravleva ( talk · · hist) AfDed by Ziv27123 ( t · c) was closed as delete by Spartaz ( t · c) on 28 Nov 2020; see discussion (10 participants)

Proposed deletions

23 Dec 2020 – Microstate continuum ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Kstern ( t · c) was deleted
20 Dec 2020 – Probability of occupation ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Carchasm ( t · c) was deleted
20 Dec 2020 – Non-contact force ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Carchasm ( t · c) was deproded by Bearian ( t · c) on 21 Dec 2020
20 Dec 2020 – Physical system ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Carchasm ( t · c) was deproded by Explicit ( t · c) on 27 Dec 2020
20 Dec 2020 – Microphysics ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Carchasm ( t · c) was deleted
17 Dec 2020 – EP quantum mechanics ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Tercer ( t · c) was deleted
15 Dec 2020 – Bibliography of popular physics concepts ( talk · · hist) PRODed by Carchasm ( t · c) was redirected to List of books on popular physics concepts ( talk · · hist) by DGG ( t · c) on 16 Dec 2020
22 Nov 2020 – Polar form of the Dirac equation ( talk · · hist) PRODed by 67.198.37.16 ( t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

22 Dec 2020 – Category:Physicists who committed suicide ( talk · · hist) CfDed by William Allen Simpson ( t · c) was closed; see discussion
23 Nov 2020 – Category:Onium ( talk · · hist) CfDed by LaundryPizza03 ( t · c) was closed; see discussion

Redirects for discussion

09 Dec 2020 – Big Freeze ( talk · · hist) → Heat death of the universe RfDed by MB ( t · c) was closed; see discussion

Featured list candidates

13 Dec 2020 – Spaceflight before 1951 ( talk · · hist) was FL nominated by Neopeius ( t · c); see discussion
14 Nov 2020 – Bibliography of E. T. Whittaker ( talk · · hist) was FL nominated by Footlessmouse ( t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

13 Jan 2021 – Beryl May Dent ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Gricharduk ( t · c); start discussion
06 Jan 2021 – Quantum mechanics ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Tercer ( t · c); start discussion
08 Dec 2020 – E. T. Whittaker ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Footlessmouse ( t · c); start discussion
27 Nov 2020 – Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Footlessmouse ( t · c); start discussion
22 Nov 2020 – Joseph Gelders ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by TJMSmith ( t · c); start discussion
19 Nov 2020 – Schuyler Wheeler ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Doug Coldwell ( t · c); start discussion
23 Oct 2020 – Mass–energy equivalence ( talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Footlessmouse ( t · c); see discussion
10 Dec 2020 – Subtle is the Lord ( talk · · hist) GA nominated by Footlessmouse ( t · c) was promoted by Chiswick Chap ( t · c), see discussion

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