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astronomy theory astronomy

law a field of research A theory of such wide and invariable application that its violation is thought to be impossible.

physics theory a field of research

toy theory a field of research A theory which is known to be too simple to describe reality, but which is nonetheless useful for theorists to study because it incorporates some important features of reality. For example, most of what is known about magnetic monopoles in grand unified theories was discovered first in a toy theory that includes only three Higgs fields, while the simplest realistic grand unified theory includes twenty-four of them.

unified theory a field of research Any theory that describes all four forces and all of matter within a single, all-encompassing framework.

Subject	has discoverer	has domain	has definition
astronomy theory		astronomy
law		a field of research	A theory of such wide and invariable application that its violation is thought to be impossible.
physics theory		a field of research
toy theory		a field of research	A theory which is known to be too simple to describe reality, but which is nonetheless useful for theorists to study because it incorporates some important features of reality. For example, most of what is known about magnetic monopoles in grand unified theories was discovered first in a toy theory that includes only three Higgs fields, while the simplest realistic grand unified theory includes twenty-four of them.
unified theory		a field of research	Any theory that describes all four forces and all of matter within a single, all-encompassing framework.

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